world

noun

ˈwər(-ə)ld How to pronounce world (audio)
Definition of worldnext
1
as in humanity
human beings in general the whole world is waiting to see how this crisis will play out

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2
as in globe
the celestial body on which we live worried about the effects of pollution on the world

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3
as in universe
the whole body of things observed or assumed theories about the origin of the world

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4
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 Hoyer’s front office executed multiple trades at last year’s deadline, improving the roster incrementally without putting together that one blockbuster deal that shocked the baseball world. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 July 2026 This isn’t about Jew-hate, which is wrong, and there is no room in this world for that. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 For many, a world with machines in charge can be hard to imagine without movies and books and their sometimes prescient visions. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 However, in the real world, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 lasted an impressive 63 hours with the always-on display enabled in my testing. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for world
Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
  1. humanity
  2. globe
  3. universe
  4. galaxy
  5. people
  6. planet
  7. nature
  8. way
Noun
  • In Kurzweil’s version, the singularity involves an unmistakable break in which machine intelligence overtakes humanity and technological progress becomes impossible to predict.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • In the years ahead, technical competence will become increasingly common, but the best of humanity may prove to be the greatest differentiator of all.
    — John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of humanity
Noun
  • And fans around the country and globe came to KC to celebrate soccer during the World Cup.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of globe
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  • In an alternate universe, one without the stakes and the frenzy bubbling in the distance, Skubal might have gone about things differently.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Almost every 22-minute chapter here follows the same comfortably familiar outline, with the leads getting acclimated to a new universe, getting tangled up in a life-or-death showdown and then fleeing to the next one.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of universe
Noun
  • That is, until a star gets too close and is shredded in an incredibly bright TDE that can outshine the combined light of every star in the supermassive black hole's host galaxy.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2026
  • With a representative sample of exoplanets in the galaxy, scientists can more accurately determine if planets like Earth are rare or plentiful.
    — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of galaxy
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • And, as a function of that, Lucy Bevan and Emily Buckman, our casting directors, found the only two people on planet Earth who could play these roles.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • Our planet’s inhabitants speak more than 7,000 languages, each a unique repository of knowledge, culture and history.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Definition of planet
Noun
  • The article argues that AI's infrastructural nature necessitates open-weight distribution for widespread economic impact, as closed systems create friction that hinders adoption and customization, ultimately favoring open architectures.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The discussions are the latest example of the increasingly circular nature of AI financing.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of nature
Noun
  • The entire industry has struggled to converge in the way credit-rating agencies generally do.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • But the way the Panthers had their depth chart set up — signing Walker as well as tackle Stone Forsyth in free agency — playing immediately didn’t necessarily have to be in the cards for Freeling.
    — Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
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