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 city of Homs itself is a microcosm of Syria, where Sunni Muslims are the majority, but also where religious and ethnic diversity has long been a point of cultural and national pride.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
However, social dynamics from the outside world tend to replicate themselves in microcosm without people even noticing.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 30 Jan. 2025
The food industry is just a microcosm of the economic inequality and desperation that the Biden/Harris Administration failed to mitigate and enabled the Trump campaign to cruise to victory.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The 93 winners of the Best Animated Short Oscar are a microcosm of the history of world animation.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
However, social dynamics from the outside world tend to replicate themselves in microcosm without people even noticing.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 30 Jan. 2025
The food industry is just a microcosm of the economic inequality and desperation that the Biden/Harris Administration failed to mitigate and enabled the Trump campaign to cruise to victory.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The 93 winners of the Best Animated Short Oscar are a microcosm of the history of world animation.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosm
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While some believe Trump's approval ratings will fall on their own without much action from Democrats, others want elected representatives to be doing more.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In their letter, the three representatives requested extensive information from HUD about its consideration of crypto and the blockchain, including whether the agency had assessed the risks of using the technology.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
2 Apr. 2025
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In a small sample size of 64 offensive snaps last year, Okunlola received a 71.4 overall grade, a 73.6 run-blocking grade and a 41.6 pass-blocking grade.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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Admittedly from a small sample size — starting just once in the league and introduced in the second half on four other occasions — Rashford has floated in and out of games and is yet to score.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Canada, for example, has announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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And over 100-something million watched Fool Me Once, for example.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Microcosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosm. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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