Thesaurus results for MICROCOSM

microcosm

noun

Definition of microcosm

as in representative

something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger The village is a microcosm of the whole country. The game was a microcosm of the entire season.

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Recent Examples of microcosm The second set against Downers Grove North (14-5) was a microcosm of that. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Manhattan microcosm The feeling that Scotland’s most famous university is not a welcoming place for ordinary Scots is rooted in its unusually high international make-up. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026 For years now, the Upper West Side has been a microcosm of the deep divisions within the Jewish community over Israel’s response to Hamas’s October 7 attack. — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026 The Giants ultimately lost the game, but the play was a microcosm of the moments that are quickly making Cox a lock for next year’s Opening Day roster. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for microcosm

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Bezos hasn’t publicly confirmed the deal, and representatives for Bezos didn’t immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Delja Hancock, a motor vehicle representative for the DMV, joined the strike at its headquarters.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of representative

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There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Scammers can lift voice samples from videos people casually post on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sample

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The world’s highest-profile tech billionaires offer the most conspicuous examples.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

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