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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
Hotel options offer something for the whole family The elegant Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota offers a best-of-both-worlds kind of stay.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The movie was featured this past weekend at Prime Video’s all-day inaugural immersive event Obsessed Fest which brought fans face-to-face with the stars, creators and worlds behind the most buzzworthy YA, romance and book adaptation titles.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Billari says the model relies on the ability to hold together identity and openness, and tradition and innovation, to combine the best of two worlds.
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Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
For the best of both worlds, opt for the Fubo Pro plan, which includes 200+ channels across sports, family, news and entertainment.
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Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — not shades of cotton-candy pink.
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Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Quantum computing poses potential benefits for the academic and business worlds, but also raises cybersecurity concerns, as it could be used to crack security codes that protect computers from hacking.
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Donald Keough,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
Others write from theatre departments, family homes, performance worlds, autograph campaigns, and lives that seem to lean toward Williams because something in his work has made private weather briefly shareable.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The movie was featured this past weekend at Prime Video’s all-day inaugural immersive event Obsessed Fest which brought fans face-to-face with the stars, creators and worlds behind the most buzzworthy YA, romance and book adaptation titles.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Billari says the model relies on the ability to hold together identity and openness, and tradition and innovation, to combine the best of two worlds.
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Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
For the best of both worlds, opt for the Fubo Pro plan, which includes 200+ channels across sports, family, news and entertainment.
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Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — not shades of cotton-candy pink.
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Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Quantum computing poses potential benefits for the academic and business worlds, but also raises cybersecurity concerns, as it could be used to crack security codes that protect computers from hacking.
—
Donald Keough,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
Others write from theatre departments, family homes, performance worlds, autograph campaigns, and lives that seem to lean toward Williams because something in his work has made private weather briefly shareable.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worlds
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And leaders like Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S are increasingly talking about the importance of the humanities grad in the era of AI.
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The reductions have fallen disproportionately on programs in the humanities, arts, foreign languages and some management disciplines.
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The researchers studied the planets’ orbits using telescopes on Earth to determine their density, from 1,110 light-years away.
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Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated.
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The news comes as Titan1Studios turns ten, with the Unity Farm adaptation on step in plan to expand two distinct comic book universes launched a decade ago in 2016.
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The sci-fi romance drama, about a woman named Ivy (played by Clarke) navigating two parallel universes with different love interests, costars Édgar Ramírez and Jack Farthing.
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The images may help scientists discern how galaxies form and cluster over billions of years, and how the universe came to be.
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This rapid spin can drag spacetime around the black hole, a phenomenon known as frame dragging, and may also help power the enormous relativistic jets observed in active galaxies.
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Within days of the announcement, the American Medical Association and dozens of medical societies urged DHS to categorically exempt physicians, residents, and fellows based on workforce needs and the realities of underserved care.
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Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other.
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In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.
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Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.
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There are no plans to continue any projects, whether that's with Netflix and books, that would talk about his family in similar ways.
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Its flavors and customs and ways of living are revealed to us over dinner or even a simple morning coffee.
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But that one course, Sugarloaf Golf Club, is also one of the few publics in the Northeast to have made Golf Digest’s Top 100, a Robert Trent Jones II classic with drop dead views on nearly every hole, carved from a gorgeous wilderness teeming with moose and other wildlife.
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Museums are sincerely trying to connect with their publics (even if these are often cast as consumers), and the horizon for that experiment is almost limitless.
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“Worlds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worlds. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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