worlds apart
idiom
: completely different
Your ideas and mine are worlds apart.
Their living conditions were worlds apart.
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Born in the city often hailed as the seat of Italian goldsmithing, Roberto Coin stepped on a career path that initially seemed worlds apart from jewelry design.
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Thinking Comfort Equals Engagement: Comfort and motivation are worlds apart.
—Ryan Farsai, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The two men, close in age and each standing 6 feet and 1 inch tall, were otherwise worlds apart in their life experiences.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
On paper, their styles might seem worlds apart, yet their collaboration works precisely because of these differences.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Thinking Comfort Equals Engagement: Comfort and motivation are worlds apart.
—Ryan Farsai, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The two men, close in age and each standing 6 feet and 1 inch tall, were otherwise worlds apart in their life experiences.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
On paper, their styles might seem worlds apart, yet their collaboration works precisely because of these differences.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Worlds apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worlds%20apart. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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