the cosmos
noun
: the universe especially when it is understood as an ordered system
the origins of the cosmos
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Guy is a Green Lantern, a member of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic organization that polices various sectors of the cosmos.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 June 2025
Inspiration not being something that’s beamed in from the cosmos.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
That is because the very earliest galaxies in the universe and their stars were filled with the simplest elements in the cosmos, hydrogen and helium.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 May 2025
Bar Helios leans into the cosmos theme of Celestial Park with a constellation map painted on a domed ceiling.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 June 2025
Inspiration not being something that’s beamed in from the cosmos.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
That is because the very earliest galaxies in the universe and their stars were filled with the simplest elements in the cosmos, hydrogen and helium.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 May 2025
Bar Helios leans into the cosmos theme of Celestial Park with a constellation map painted on a domed ceiling.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the cosmos
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“The cosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cosmos. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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