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 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 first light that was free to travel the universe, the CMB, is a field of radiation that almost evenly and uniformly fills the entire cosmos. Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 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 Stephen Hawking soon extended Penrose’s argument to the early universe, proving (opens a new tab) that a cosmos described by general relativity must have sprung from a singular point during the Big Bang. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cosmos
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  • There is an exciting season to come on the field but for NFL teams and the investment community the bigger arena will be in their boardrooms with private equity money chasing one of the last sure bets in the media universe.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Jason’s a guy familiar with the DC universe.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Jackson and his family plan to send details of the catch to the International Game Fish Association with the hopes of attaining world records in both the junior record for Atlantic halibut category as well as line class for all fish.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The inherent coexistence of these smart systems in our world is opening up more pressing concerns.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Cosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmos. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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