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world

[wurld] / wɜrld /
NOUN
planet, globe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earth nature
STRONG
cosmos creation macrocosm microcosm sphere star universe
WEAK
heavenly body terrene
NOUN
class of existing beings
Synonyms
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everyone group race realm
STRONG
class division humanity humankind
WEAK
everybody human race
NOUN
person's environment, experience
Synonyms
STRONGEST
area business field life province realm system
STRONG
ambience atmosphere domain matters memory pursuits sphere

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“The fashion world was hesitant to embrace the first movie, because everyone thought that Anna hated it,” says Amy Odell, the author of Anna: The Biography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The GI Bill and the industrial boom drove the greatest project of mass education and mass consumption in world history.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Human societies have not just adapted to the natural world.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

When he took the call he said he "dropped to the floor and started crying", adding: "I was chosen out of anyone in the world, so that was crazy."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

With the world upside down, the trees dip into a velvety expanse of stars.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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