the universe

noun

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

Examples of the universe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The telescope was originally designed to study the most powerful explosions in the universe, called gamma-ray bursts, but scientists have also used it to monitor other types of cosmic flashes as well as asteroids and comets. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Swift — officially known as the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer — launched to Earth orbit in November 2004 on a two-year mission to study gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most powerful explosions in the universe. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter After more than two decades of observing some of the universe’s most powerful explosions, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended its mission with some fireworks of its own. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026

So much for the Big Apple-haters who scoff at the notion that NYC is the center of the universe. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the universe

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