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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
With the cuteness of a Mary Jane shoe and the comfort and support of sneakers, these shoes are the best of both worlds.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
A-list rock stars from Rage Against the Machine and underground peers like N8NOFACE have lauded them, and the fine art and film worlds have noticed too.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Some examine the social worlds that produced early celebrity culture.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Schiaparelli was a woman of two worlds— fine art and fashion design—or, perhaps, a woman who revealed the blurriness between them.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 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, 14 Apr. 2026
These were new worlds revealed for the first time, and each discovery sparked a bevy of new questions.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Cancer June 21 – July 22 Cancer, your care can bridge two worlds gracefully.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
His notion of the best of all worlds was a state in which no one could be made better off without making someone else worse off.
—George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
A-list rock stars from Rage Against the Machine and underground peers like N8NOFACE have lauded them, and the fine art and film worlds have noticed too.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Some examine the social worlds that produced early celebrity culture.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Schiaparelli was a woman of two worlds— fine art and fashion design—or, perhaps, a woman who revealed the blurriness between them.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 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, 14 Apr. 2026
These were new worlds revealed for the first time, and each discovery sparked a bevy of new questions.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Cancer June 21 – July 22 Cancer, your care can bridge two worlds gracefully.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
His notion of the best of all worlds was a state in which no one could be made better off without making someone else worse off.
—George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worlds
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Brady teaches peace studies, world cultures, anthropology, world religions and the STEM/humanities capstone.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fellows are divided into creative arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The crew experienced a solar eclipse, including 54 minutes of totality where the sun’s light was blocked by Earth, spied planets, photographed the Milky Way and even witnessed flashes of light as space rocks slammed into the moon.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those spots turned out to be planets, including Saturn, Mars and Venus.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 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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In this picture of quantum mechanics, universes branch off with every scenario.—
Zachary Slepian,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 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,
11 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the gravitational influence of dark matter is crucial as the gravity of the visible matter in galaxies alone isn't sufficient to hold them together.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 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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That variability also means that there is more room to find ways to save.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the fall, Williams expects to work with a new intern to help build upon this event and find new ways to bring together the older and younger generations.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Funds routed through weakly regulated financial centers, often under nominal compliance regimes, help seed narratives designed to divide Western societies and undermine political cohesion.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Officials say a goal of the attacks is to undermine support for Ukraine, spread fear and discord in European societies and drain investigative resources.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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To date, this represents the largest-scale direct test of MOND, with scales ranging between 30 Mpc (about 100 million light-years) to 230 Mpc (about 750 million light-years).—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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The system studied by the team is known as Cygnus X-1 (Cyg X-1), located 7,000 light-years away and one of the brightest sources of X-rays in the sky.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Worlds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worlds. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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