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
Problems on the block are a microcosm of the entire village.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
In a microcosm of this season of miscontent, Colorado struck out 14 times for the third time in its last four games.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Nationals was a microcosm of the season so far.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
This bowl game and this stadium has been a microcosm of our history — both good and bad — for generations.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
In a microcosm of this season of miscontent, Colorado struck out 14 times for the third time in its last four games.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Nationals was a microcosm of the season so far.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
This bowl game and this stadium has been a microcosm of our history — both good and bad — for generations.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosm
Noun
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Uber and Lyft representatives blasted the ordinance, while a crowd with the Chicago Gig Alliance organized by the Service Employees International Union Local 1 and Mechanics Local 701 packed the room and loudly chanted throughout the hearing.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Guests visiting Disneyland and Walt Disney World will be able to find reservations across the parks more easily thanks to a slew of new features launched this June, a Disney representative confirmed to PEOPLE.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The sample size for Turner is a slash line of .268/.326/.366 in 44 at-bats.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Tickets for the cooking challenge are $70 per person and include three drinks on top of the competition samples and other bites from Mulvaney’s, according to the organizers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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For example, the family of Martin Gutierrez, whose body was found in the lake in 2018, before the media frenzy around Lady Bird Lake, believe he was drugged while on a night out.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Or why, for example, would Wayne Rooney, his former Old Trafford colleague, sign him twice for both Derby County and DC United?—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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“Microcosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosm. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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