Thesaurus results for MICROCOSMS

microcosms

noun

plural of microcosm

as in samples

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 In my writing, these spaces tend to act as microcosms for the bigger socio-political stage. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Jacksonville is a huge place with a lot of different microcosms. — 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

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An April 2025 legionella report obtained by The Sacramento Bee shows the bacteria was found in at least 17 samples, including those taken from the men’s locker room, a women’s bathroom and several janitor closets.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Lead was found in 99%, cadmium in 96% and arsenic in 94% of cat food samples across 62 brands.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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Attempts by The Associated Press to reach the other men or their representatives have been unsuccessful.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
How the system would work The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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