variants
or less commonly cosmical
1
a
: of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
cosmic radiation
b
: of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2) ideas
cosmic wisdom
2
: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness
a cosmic thinker
a book of cosmic significance
Examples of cosmic in a Sentence
The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error
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Blue Ghost is carrying 10 NASA experiments on board, including a drill to measure lunar heat flow, an instrument to collect rock samples and an X-ray imager to study how Earth's magnetic field is impacted by cosmic forces such as solar wind.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
As for cosmic weather, March 2 will be quite dreamy, optimistic and social.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The cosmic coincidence had the Warriors’ official social media accounts declaring Feb. 27 as Stephen Curry Day.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Researchers have already estimated this cosmic flux by measuring the amount of light generated by representative samples of galaxies.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
As for cosmic weather, March 2 will be quite dreamy, optimistic and social.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The cosmic coincidence had the Warriors’ official social media accounts declaring Feb. 27 as Stephen Curry Day.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Researchers have already estimated this cosmic flux by measuring the amount of light generated by representative samples of galaxies.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cosmic
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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