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a huge physical or conceptual distance
they have ideas for the new project that are a world away from his own
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Recent Examples of world
Our world today is filled with conflicting information.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This year’s event comes less than two weeks after the sudden death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, with the motorsport world still mourning.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
In today’s rapidly changing world, identifying and satisfying changing needs is essential for marketers to make more profit.
—Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Descending into it feels like entering an entirely different world.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This year’s event comes less than two weeks after the sudden death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, with the motorsport world still mourning.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
In today’s rapidly changing world, identifying and satisfying changing needs is essential for marketers to make more profit.
—Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Descending into it feels like entering an entirely different world.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
Noun
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The earliest evidence for humanity's deep ties with the moon include a deer antler from roughly 40,000 years ago.—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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On Monday, Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calling for AI to be disarmed and regulated in the service of humanity.—
Shlomit Wagman,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Spring Vegetables Artichokes Artichoke lovers wait all year for the chance to enjoy a whole globe to themselves.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
27 May 2026
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One of the biggest feats, which Condal thinks is more intense than nearly anything ever attempted in the Game of Thrones universe, is the naval portion of the battle.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Instead, Disney helped each creator build their own universe inside the park — turning Disneyland into a set for the exact content these kids watch every day.—
Jon Youshaei,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Others lay flat on the cold desert sand, getting tips on how to make their mobile phones take long-exposure pictures to see the galaxy gleaming overhead.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Fred died last year but built the greatest transportation company on the planet.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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SpaceX will be vying for slices of a fast-expanding pie with the Microsofts, Googles and other titans that constitutes perhaps the toughest roster of rivals on the planet.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Last fall, former Chief Floyd Mitchell openly criticized the stringent nature of federal court oversight while resigning from the department after just a year and a half on the job, leaving the agency searching for a new leader for at least the 10th time since 2015.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Asked about her son’s uncanny focus and attention to detail, his mom mentioned Malachi’s artistic nature.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Just the way his approach is getting better and better every day.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Sherri Wright also described the emotional toll of feeling invisible in public.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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If every idea is met first with critique, the team loses the ability to think in public.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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