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a huge physical or conceptual distance
they have ideas for the new project that are a world away from his own
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Recent Examples of world
Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.
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Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
The book’s long-story-by-the-fire quality, combined with its fairy-tale deployment of castles, unfair punishments, and the thrumming, powerful natural world, evokes the most affecting children’s literature.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Only a handful of people saw the image of a verdant untarnished outside world before Bernard pulled the plug.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
In this enigmatic world, 39 women and one young girl are kept in an underground room guarded by armed men.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
The book’s long-story-by-the-fire quality, combined with its fairy-tale deployment of castles, unfair punishments, and the thrumming, powerful natural world, evokes the most affecting children’s literature.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Only a handful of people saw the image of a verdant untarnished outside world before Bernard pulled the plug.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
In this enigmatic world, 39 women and one young girl are kept in an underground room guarded by armed men.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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The pressing question for 2025 remains: Can humanity embrace interconnectedness over division and forge a new era of cooperation? 2025: A Year of Possibility The ideas shaping 2025 highlight humanity’s potential for innovation and collaboration.Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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This destruction of hope—about the truce but also about the goodness and decency of humanity—made the events that occurred on and around Christmas 1914 all the more remarkable.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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On the table next to him are a framed picture of Janet and Henry Holcomb, their beloved miniature schnauzer who passed away last year, and a globe representing Holcomb's legacy of forming many international relationships.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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The resort offers outstanding amenities, including a 9,000-square-foot spa, a dining area with views of the coast, two pools, a movie theater, and sea globes that allow for intimate outdoor dining all year long.Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
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The short answer is yes, the show takes place in the same universe as Bethesda's games.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Mattel hit it big with Barbie in 2023, and have since endeavored to create a cinematic universe of their own, telling The New Yorker shortly after Barbie's release that the company had 45 films in development.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found a record-breaking distant galaxy observed just 290 million years after the Big Bang.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2024
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The image was in fact data collected from both the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope combined to depict NGC 602, a star cluster located on the outskirts of a not-so-distant galaxy some 200,000 light years from Earth.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The four people charged in connection with the fire were indicted Friday.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Tsao argues people sticking together will prove to be a critical factor in keeping as many of them protected as possible.Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Utah is one of the most thrifty places on the planet.ABC News, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The bots had to believably live on the planet of Cybertron, which also had to be designed.Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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The nature of the G objects and the evolution of binary systems in extreme gravitational fields remain ongoing questions, but discoveries like D9 bring astronomers closer to understanding how stars can exist—and thrive—near the heart of our galaxy.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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But as a 2017 Harvard Business Review article pointed out, office politics aren't evil by nature.Robert Satterwhite, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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After all, Travis Kelce made a point to attend one last show in Indianapolis before his NFL schedule got in the way.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2024
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For the most part, the Bucks have played tight games over the last month and just found a way to win at the end.Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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