the cosmos

noun

: the universe especially when it is understood as an ordered system

the origins of the cosmos

Examples of the cosmos in a Sentence

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How these extreme objects formed in the earliest years of the universe—when the cosmos was less than a billion years old—has long been something of a mystery. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

Not only is Earth's closest celestial neighbor a pristine time capsule ripe for study – preserved almost unaltered throughout the course of billions of years – but the moon is viewed as a stepping stone for human exploration deeper into the cosmos. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 July 2026

With this capability, Rubin can reveal details of the cosmos across an enormous range of scales, from distant galaxies, to individual stars, to the wispy clouds of dust spread throughout our galaxy. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Then, in European culture, Christianity appeared, a religion which made an astonishing discovery, namely, that the primary cause for everything—humans, animals, nature, fertility, the inanimate world, the universe, the cosmos—could be concentrated into one single point. — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026