Thesaurus results for MICROCOSMS

microcosms

noun

plural of microcosm

as in samples

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. —

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

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Noun

The arrival marks the beginning of the mission’s most important phase as scientists prepare to investigate the asteroid up close and eventually collect samples for return to Earth.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board detected the elevated bacteria levels after testing samples collected in late June, State Parks officials said.

— Madison Smalstig July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of samples

Noun

In 1976, there were 18 Black representatives in Congress; today there are 67.

— Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
Other performers have yet to be officially confirmed by attendees or representatives for Swift and Kelce at the time of publication, though Paul McCartney and Tim McGraw are both believed to have also taken the stage.

— Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 4 July 2026