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 In my writing, these spaces tend to act as microcosms for the bigger socio-political stage. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 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

To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
There, an ominous cloud settled over Holden’s every word, with a stream of samples that made the beats feel textured and lush.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of samples

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Both slates will also feed into JAFF Market’s first Producers Exchange, which will set up meetings between participating producers and the JFP teams, JIPCon representatives, exhibitors and other delegates.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
During the meeting, Cohen explained that the event would bring together Jewish community representatives, diplomats and government officials, many of whom were not Jewish.

— Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026