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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 microcosms
Jacksonville is a huge place with a lot of different microcosms.
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Becky Wern, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Two totally different microcosms.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The results don’t feel like beats from a trashy TV show but instead like microcosms of the culture wars, raising uncomfortable questions about what the unscripted space is willing to normalize and gamify in 2026.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
Becky Wern, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Two totally different microcosms.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The results don’t feel like beats from a trashy TV show but instead like microcosms of the culture wars, raising uncomfortable questions about what the unscripted space is willing to normalize and gamify in 2026.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosms
Noun
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All hamburger samples will be served as half-portions (3 ounces), and event proceeds will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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These have all been opportunistic samples from taxidermists.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 6-3 ruling effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act’s requirement that districts be drawn to give minority voters a chance to elect representatives of their choosing.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday sharply limited a part of the Voting Rights Act that has forced states to draw voting districts to help elect Black or Latino representatives to Congress as well as state and local boards.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Microcosms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosms. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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