as in universe
the whole body of things observed or assumed an essay that ponders the place of humankind in the vast cosmos

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Recent Examples of cosmos Iceberg roses, Mexican sage, white and purple cosmos, and geraniums are planted in front. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 Long before our solar system took shape, before Earth had oceans, trees, or trilobites, something remarkable was already drifting through the distant cosmos. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 July 2025 Stephen Hawking soon extended Penrose’s argument to the early universe, proving that a cosmos described by general relativity must have sprung from a singular point during the Big Bang. Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025 The team studied brief, bright radio flashes in the distant cosmos, called fast radio bursts (FRBs), to illuminate the matter lying between the radio waves and Earth. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cosmos
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Noun
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Eve Lu, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There is an entire generation navigating a world that has always been illuminated by the glow of laptops, tablets, and smartphones, living every hour with nearly 24/7 access to a universe of more data and content than past eras could have ever dreamed of amassing.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Yet, even in 2025—eighteen years after the publication of the last book in the series, fourteen years after the release of its last film, and several years after Rowling first announced her gender-critical politics—the popularity of Potter’s magical world endures.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The seemingly low-risk, high-reward form of gambling has taken the sports betting world by storm.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Cosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmos. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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