macrocosm
noun
mac·ro·cosm
ˈma-krə-ˌkä-zəm 
1
: the great world : universe
2
: a complex that is a large-scale reproduction of one of its constituents
Examples of macrocosm in a Sentence
almost the entirety of the vast macrocosm remains beyond our reach
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The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate.
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New York Times, 3 May 2022
But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022
In the macrocosm of white patriarchy and supremacy, Yendry understands that opposing standards hardly shields us from a world functioning from the very prejudices that impact Black and brown communities around the globe.
—Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2022
In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience.
—Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Jan. 2020
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New York Times, 3 May 2022
But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022
In the macrocosm of white patriarchy and supremacy, Yendry understands that opposing standards hardly shields us from a world functioning from the very prejudices that impact Black and brown communities around the globe.
—Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2022
In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience.
—Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Jan. 2020
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“Macrocosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macrocosm. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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macrocosm
noun
mac·ro·cosm
ˈmak-rə-ˌkäz-əm
: the world as a whole : universe
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