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as in galaxy
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they have ideas for the new project that are a world away from his own
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Recent Examples of world
In my perfect world, there would be a version of this mattress aimed toward a firmer feel.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
Dawn, the hardest thing in this world is to live in it.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Thanks to the stunt world, today’s action genre has become an assertion of humanity, instead of a denial of it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
That track, also from a new star in the music world, could quickly return to the No. 1 spot—or Roan could finally take a turn in the spotlight.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
Dawn, the hardest thing in this world is to live in it.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Thanks to the stunt world, today’s action genre has become an assertion of humanity, instead of a denial of it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
That track, also from a new star in the music world, could quickly return to the No. 1 spot—or Roan could finally take a turn in the spotlight.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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Liang sought not only brilliant graduates in mathematics and STEM fields, many who won awards in international conferences, but also some poets and humanities graduates.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Dark and brilliantly written, this show unpacks the complexities of humanity and manhood and how the rise of the manosphere has so eerily and quickly permeated itself into the lives of young people through social media.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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Obviously the scale is not going to be huge relative to the whole globe, but that is one consideration, and certainly would become a factor if regenerative is adopted across agriculture more broadly.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Declination on a celestial globe is analogous to latitude on a terrestrial globe.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The rankings for the catchers listed here are for standard 5×5 Roto leagues (mixed universe).—
Gene McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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General relativity and the dark universe Developed in 1915, general relativity suggests that gravity arises because bodies with mass cause the fabric of spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) to warp.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The $488-million mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.—
Minho Kim,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Only about one in three people born in Ireland in the early eighteen-thirties would die at home of old age.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Our children, our planet, and our economy depend on it.—
Margo T. Oge,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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At the end of the day, as ridiculous as the show can be, our goal in it is to land the plane on planet Earth.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Safely reaching Earth concluded a trip that, for Williams and Wilmore, has garnered broad interest because of the unexpected nature of their extended stay in orbit and the dramatic turn of events that prevented them from returning home aboard the Boeing Starliner vehicle.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Author Erica Gies writes about some of the most promising Corps projects that work with nature, along with some of the setbacks.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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Toscano: That’s a decision that’s, like, way above our pay grade.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
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The future belongs not to those who simply use AI, but to those who use it in a way that promotes human flourishing in parallel.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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