microcosm

In the back row, Ben Earl's energy kept opposite number Ardie Savea from shining too brightly in the summer - their personal battle could be the match in microcosm.

It’s a microcosm of the world and its vices, and not only because the sounds of several languages permeate the steamy premises.

The unwilling eavesdropping was a microcosm of the whole weekend.

You could say that Sunday's game was a microcosm of Williams' rookie season.

Pennsylvania is not only the most valuable swing state, it also can be seen as a microcosm of the US as a whole – demographically, economically and politically.