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as in humanities
human beings in general
the whole world is waiting to see how this crisis will play out
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as in planets
the celestial body on which we live
worried about the effects of pollution on the world
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as in universes
the whole body of things observed or assumed
theories about the origin of the world
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as in galaxies
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 worlds
When their fort reveals a magical ability to transport them to worlds across the globe, the girls embark on a whirlwind adventure that brings them closer again.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The two companies are working on an entertainment platform that will be connected to Fortnite and be filled with the company’s characters and worlds.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
The space is split between two worlds.
—Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Poor Andy Sachs — in the form of the Disney princess-eyed Anne Hathaway — may have suffered the verbal lashings of a boss who expected whims to move worlds on her behalf.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
At the center of it is a complex, emotional conversation about hunting, conservation and how people process loss when those worlds collide.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Klare combines the best of both worlds into one tidy Day 2 package, a 6-foot-4 pass-catcher who thrived from both the slot and as a run-blocker last year for the Buckeyes.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Each of the seven spacious residences, designed by Singapore’s KulörGroup, stretches across the width of the island (basically a narrow sandbank), meaning there's a beach on one end and the Indian Ocean on the other, giving guests the best of both worlds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The two companies are working on an entertainment platform that will be connected to Fortnite and be filled with the company’s characters and worlds.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
The space is split between two worlds.
—Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Poor Andy Sachs — in the form of the Disney princess-eyed Anne Hathaway — may have suffered the verbal lashings of a boss who expected whims to move worlds on her behalf.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
At the center of it is a complex, emotional conversation about hunting, conservation and how people process loss when those worlds collide.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Klare combines the best of both worlds into one tidy Day 2 package, a 6-foot-4 pass-catcher who thrived from both the slot and as a run-blocker last year for the Buckeyes.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Each of the seven spacious residences, designed by Singapore’s KulörGroup, stretches across the width of the island (basically a narrow sandbank), meaning there's a beach on one end and the Indian Ocean on the other, giving guests the best of both worlds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worlds
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With recent New York Federal Reserve Bank research showing that computer science majors now have more trouble finding jobs than humanities majors, the risk of misleading students with false curriculum certainties is genuine.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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This was a period when literary critics had real power and were devising new ways of reading—focused on the fluidity of language and the instability of textual meaning—that reshaped the humanities and social sciences.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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This is the last month (until September) in which this biggest of planets is high enough in a dark sky to permit crisp telescopic views of its cloud patterns and four big satellites.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The water still trapped within the comet likely formed long before its host star, but 3I/ATLAS was born afterward from a protoplanetary disk of gas and dust that swirled around the star — the same disk where planets form, Salazar Manzano said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Two films, two aesthetic universes, and most importantly, two wardrobes that have clearly never spoken to each other.—
Maddalena Gomez,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead, our cinematic universes sprawl meanderingly, and so too does a franchise's cultural impact.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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At distances of billions of light-years, this corresponds to recession speeds that approach the speed of light, and for the most distant galaxies of all, like MoM-z14, speeds that even exceed it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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There is Fedora, a city that preserves in glass globes models of the city that might have been, making enduring art of futures that were possible once but are possible no longer.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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In a garden designed by Denler Hobart Gardens, beautiful boxwood cones and globes are paired to enhance a stone patio's charm.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Mar. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Subway has launched a new value menu with more than 15 entrees under $5, offering more protein-forward meals at a time when cost-conscious customers are craving ways to get the most bang for their buck.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In European and American societies of the early and mid-19th century, research shows that infant mortality rates were 30-60 times greater than today.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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The same simulation can capture the turbulent physics of gas forming stars inside galaxies while also mapping the distribution of galaxy clusters across billions of light-years.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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These shards travel billions of light-years across the universe and slam into Earth’s atmosphere.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
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“Worlds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worlds. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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