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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
Virtual reality was once touted as the next big frontier for gaming, promising to bring players into immersive worlds.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, these worlds may be tidally locked to their star, with permanent day and night sides.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The tension necessary for effective scares is difficult to maintain over several hours; the mystery that creates suspense is hard to square with building characters and worlds through exposition.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Wearing a stunning floor-length, halter neck sequin gown with an open back that showed off many of her tattoos, the artist standing on stage was indeed a little bit of both worlds — and, more than anything else, that’s what this anniversary is truly celebrating.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
Conchiglioni, a larger shell pasta, manages to nail the best of both texture worlds, staying tender when submerged and catching color and crispiness at the surface.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
The interior worlds of these women remain obscured and their motivations go unexplored.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Studios global rights to develop characters, stories, and worlds from his full catalog into a new family entertainment universe called the Parryverse.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Two weeks before Quinn and Jack Hughes joined Storrie for his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, many Heated Rivalry fans would have been delighted by the collision of two worlds.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, these worlds may be tidally locked to their star, with permanent day and night sides.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The tension necessary for effective scares is difficult to maintain over several hours; the mystery that creates suspense is hard to square with building characters and worlds through exposition.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Wearing a stunning floor-length, halter neck sequin gown with an open back that showed off many of her tattoos, the artist standing on stage was indeed a little bit of both worlds — and, more than anything else, that’s what this anniversary is truly celebrating.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
Conchiglioni, a larger shell pasta, manages to nail the best of both texture worlds, staying tender when submerged and catching color and crispiness at the surface.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
The interior worlds of these women remain obscured and their motivations go unexplored.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Studios global rights to develop characters, stories, and worlds from his full catalog into a new family entertainment universe called the Parryverse.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Two weeks before Quinn and Jack Hughes joined Storrie for his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, many Heated Rivalry fans would have been delighted by the collision of two worlds.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worlds
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After a detour studying the humanities, he was admitted to the National College of Art and Design, in Bergen, which housed the country’s pioneering institute for the study of photography.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The decision bars introductory sociology from the state’s general-education catalog — the set of foundational courses all students must complete, regardless of major, across subjects such as math, science, humanities and social sciences.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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An assembly of planets in Aries moves through your twelfth house, stirring emotions behind the scenes and asking for careful tending.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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That didn’t make sense because planets don’t simply speed up or slow down without an external force.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Their alive presence is a reminder that there are still universes where time flows only as fast as the river and where soul-stirring wonder isn't lost.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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These recognizable universes, in which characters attempt to make meaning for themselves amid jarring headlines, can be seen across contemporary media.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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The deep space image captures a fleeting moment in a titanic struggle that has lasted hundreds of millions of years, as the gravitational influence of the galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 pulls at one another to create chaos on a truly cosmic scale.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.—
Mariangela Lisanti,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 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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Dancers execute choreography with four to as many as 50 hoops, creating intricate designs such as animals and globes.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the most complimentary of ways, the Hornets’ first-half outburst wasn’t all that special at all.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene Stepping into the hip, urban Nhow Roma feels like a sensory overload in the best of ways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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In ancient Mesoamerican societies, cacao held profound cultural and symbolic importance.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The group has since expanded to start book swap societies across Colorado and in Rhode Island, California and Missouri.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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An actual cosmic void — which can indeed be a billion light-years (or more) across — has nothing to do with dark gas clouds and Bok globules, which are small, nearby clouds of light-blocking matter, particularly at optical wavelengths.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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It is found 6,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Worlds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worlds. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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