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or less commonly cosmical
1
a
: of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
cosmic radiation
b
: of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2) ideas
cosmic wisdom
2
: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness
a cosmic thinker
a book of cosmic significance
Synonyms of cosmic
Examples of cosmic in a Sentence
The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error
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The Universe is simply born with the amount of entropy that the transition from an inflationary state to a hot Big Bang state, a process known as cosmic reheating, imprints upon it.
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Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Together, the three bodies form a kind of cosmic triangle, with the baleful light of the red giant star Betelgeuse at its heart.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
But the trajectory set up by an April 1 launch allowed for a rare cosmic alignment, with the Moon passing directly between the Orion spacecraft and the Sun.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Houston’s Mission Control arranged the cosmic chitchat between the four lunar travelers and the space station’s three NASA and one French residents.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Together, the three bodies form a kind of cosmic triangle, with the baleful light of the red giant star Betelgeuse at its heart.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
But the trajectory set up by an April 1 launch allowed for a rare cosmic alignment, with the Moon passing directly between the Orion spacecraft and the Sun.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Houston’s Mission Control arranged the cosmic chitchat between the four lunar travelers and the space station’s three NASA and one French residents.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cosmic
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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