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something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger
The village is a microcosm of the whole country. The game was a microcosm of the entire season.
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Recent Examples of microcosms
Jacksonville is a huge place with a lot of different microcosms.
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Becky Wern, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Two totally different microcosms.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The results don’t feel like beats from a trashy TV show but instead like microcosms of the culture wars, raising uncomfortable questions about what the unscripted space is willing to normalize and gamify in 2026.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
Becky Wern, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Two totally different microcosms.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The results don’t feel like beats from a trashy TV show but instead like microcosms of the culture wars, raising uncomfortable questions about what the unscripted space is willing to normalize and gamify in 2026.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosms
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The findings came from blood samples of 958 participants with an average chronological age of 70, who were taking the multivitamin–multimineral supplement Centrum Silver.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On Monday, representatives for the restaurant told the Los Angeles Times the 16-week pop-up would continue as planned.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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From doing research ahead of time to respecting the wildlife, Travel + Leisure chatted with national park representatives to get tips on how to make the most of a national park trip—and what rangers wish visitors did differently.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Microcosms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosms. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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