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as in galaxy
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
The university in Lubbock, Texas may not have a better friend in the sporting world than the three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
This creates an unchecked culture of humiliation, and makes the social media world for Gen Z a place where accountability is absent and cruelty is rewarded.
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Give them a glimpse into your creative world.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Reed Krakoff has pulled off some of the style world’s most dramatic reinventions.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
This creates an unchecked culture of humiliation, and makes the social media world for Gen Z a place where accountability is absent and cruelty is rewarded.
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Give them a glimpse into your creative world.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Reed Krakoff has pulled off some of the style world’s most dramatic reinventions.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is how Rauw’s globe-trotting tour came together.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the center of the exhibition is a sculpture of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Confederate naval officer and pioneering oceanographer, who stands in front of an enormous bronze globe.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Playing sinister demon Bathsheba in The Conjuring universe isn't Joseph Bishara's only impressive talent.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Coppola and production designer Ziering will explore their creative partnership, the aesthetic and emotional storytelling that defines Coppola’s visual universe — from the suburban melancholy of Palo Alto to the luminous complexity of The Last Showgirl.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival got off to a spectacular start on Monday with a galaxy of stars in attendance.—
Mark Schilling,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gaia’s all-sky view of our Milky Way Galaxy and its nearest neighboring galaxies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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The three-day Nashville event (like the position) has grown in popularity and recognition — especially so after Taylor Swift, the most famous pop star on the planet who also happens to be engaged to Kelce, gave an impromptu performance at one of its parties last summer.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, when these two planets are in harmony, there are equal amounts of emotional attunement (Mercury in Scorpio) and wisdom (Saturn in Pisces).—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Making room for levity is, then, a way of admitting the human—not through the granular and intimate detail that lends Ferrante’s novels their power but through a broader concession to nature.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Then, the three-judge Ninth Circuit panel on October 20 issued a stay on Immergut’s first restraining order — a ruling that could have paved the way for a deployment as the legal battle played out.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Ash sends himself and Genevieve all the way back to 1893 instead, leaving the stability of the entire universe at risk.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The pair took their relationship public in September 2024, a year-and-a-half after Boss’ death.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Proxy advisory firms have long held sway over Wall Street, but their recommendations are even more prominent today, when almost two thirds of the American public has a stake in the stock market .—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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