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Recent Examples of macrocosm
The same problem exists in macrocosm at the school-district level.
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Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm.
—Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Microcosm also meets macrocosm in Nohemí Pérez’s drawings: five monumental works that show forests on fire in the Catatumbo region of Columbia, which Pérez calls home.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate.
—New York Times, 3 May 2022
But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022
Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm.
—Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Microcosm also meets macrocosm in Nohemí Pérez’s drawings: five monumental works that show forests on fire in the Catatumbo region of Columbia, which Pérez calls home.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate.
—New York Times, 3 May 2022
But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macrocosm
Noun
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One of those mystery flavors that exists outside the botanical universe.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, it was unveiled at LVL UP Expo that the first half of the fifteen-episode third season of Helluva Boss, another series in the Hellaverse universe, is expected to be released on Prime Video in fall 2026, with the second half dropping in 2027.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company still looks for unique characters, worlds that viewers may not regularly experience and stories that offer something more than just a tale well told.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Our impressively multicultural team of street racers now freelance in the shadowy and complex world of covert ops, jetting around the world to take down an increasingly unhinged array of nihilist supervillains.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The actor and hairstylist was questioned extensively by Blumberg about her dynamic with Weinstein and is expected to face a grilling about its complicated nature when cross-examination begins.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Macrocosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macrocosm. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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