worlds apart
idiom
: completely different
Your ideas and mine are worlds apart.
Their living conditions were worlds apart.
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On paper, their styles might seem worlds apart, yet their collaboration works precisely because of these differences.
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
But the stark differences between 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street and the original set them worlds apart.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With Jimmy Buffett the effusive showman and James Taylor the introspective loner, the two ostensibly seemed worlds apart.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
But, culturally, the buzzing city and sleepy ski resort seem worlds apart—which is exactly why we were stoked to host our 2025 snowboard test between the two.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
But the stark differences between 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street and the original set them worlds apart.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With Jimmy Buffett the effusive showman and James Taylor the introspective loner, the two ostensibly seemed worlds apart.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
But, culturally, the buzzing city and sleepy ski resort seem worlds apart—which is exactly why we were stoked to host our 2025 snowboard test between the two.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Worlds apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worlds%20apart. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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