the universe

noun

: all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.

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Swift was designed to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, which are triggered by cosmic events like the births of black holes and collisions between ultra-dense stars at the ends of their lives. Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 The blur outside becomes enveloping and unfathomable; the universe inside the car evolves as the friends invent tension-defusing rituals to keep from screaming at one another. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Scientists eventually learned that helium is the second-most abundant element in the universe (after hydrogen). Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 If successful, the project could help researchers make more precise measurements and open ways to explore the fundamental nature of the universe by harnessing the quantum properties of tiny defects in diamonds. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the universe

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“The universe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20universe. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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