as in representative
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 microcosm
What happened Saturday is just a microcosm of the young season.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
In a way, prediction markets act as a microcosm of America’s political psyche, distilling the confusion of our political moment into tidy charts.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Their Week 16 outing was a microcosm of their season: flashes of potential undone by costly mistakes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Smith is not entirely to blame for Seattle’s loss; however, this game was a microcosm of the Smith Experience over the last three seasons.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
In a way, prediction markets act as a microcosm of America’s political psyche, distilling the confusion of our political moment into tidy charts.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Their Week 16 outing was a microcosm of their season: flashes of potential undone by costly mistakes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Smith is not entirely to blame for Seattle’s loss; however, this game was a microcosm of the Smith Experience over the last three seasons.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosm
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Puerto Ricans also do not have a voting representative in Congress.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek has contacted a representative of Glaser via email for comment.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The samples were seized with the assistance of Thai authorities and subsequently transferred to the custody of U.S. law enforcement.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Of 1,768 urine samples tested, nearly all (95 percent) had levels under 4.54 micrograms.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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While baby boomers' divorce rate, for example, has roughly doubled from 5 to 10 divorces per 1,000 since the 1990s, according to a Pew Research report, millennials' divorce rate dropped by approximately 30 percent since 1990—from 33 to 23 per 1,000 people.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Last week, for example, the Laken Riley Act cleared the House in a 264-159 vote, with 48 Democrats joining all Republicans in backing the legislation.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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