macrocosm
Example Sentences
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“Yes, well, they also deliberately poison their own gardens, so we’re not talking about the brightest mammals in the macrocosm, are we?”
From Literature
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The structure alone provides a glimpse into an ancient worldview in which the macrocosm reflects the microcosm, and everything that is or that happens inextricably connects to everything else.
From Scientific American
“It’s making a link between the microcosm and macrocosm,” she added, creating “an idea of a world that doesn’t only include the Earth.”
From New York Times
It might be thought that Copernicus was responsible for the destruction of the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm.
From Literature
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This is the macrocosm of watching that destructive force in your life deny the truth, gaslight you and others, and trash the safety and security of your world because they’re denied something they want.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.