the natural world
noun
: all of the animals, plants, and other things existing in nature and not made or caused by people
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Like worrisome termites, cockroaches have a job to do, breaking down organic matter in the natural world.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Colors pop with splendid promise, but the raw indifference of the natural world remains.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
Even if the researchers behind this molecular cloning technique were mainly driven by curiosity and the desire to learn more about the natural world, there was also a clear benefit for industry.
—Eva Amsen, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
Roz is the reader’s proxy, an innocent who acclimates to the complex rhythms of the natural world.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Colors pop with splendid promise, but the raw indifference of the natural world remains.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
Even if the researchers behind this molecular cloning technique were mainly driven by curiosity and the desire to learn more about the natural world, there was also a clear benefit for industry.
—Eva Amsen, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
Roz is the reader’s proxy, an innocent who acclimates to the complex rhythms of the natural world.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the natural world
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“The natural world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20natural%20world. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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