the cosmos

noun

: the universe especially when it is understood as an ordered system
the origins of the cosmos

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This diversity is essential to our growing understanding of the cosmos. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Large financial matters are a big focus in the coming week, Virgo, and the cosmos are sending conflicting messages. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 But in his first flush of success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, his murallike tableaus of flowers, the cosmos and cartoonish figures -- all in vivid colors like turquoise, orange and neon green -- seemed to be everywhere. — Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 But in his first flush of success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, his murallike tableaus of flowers, the cosmos and cartoonish figures — all in vivid colors like turquoise, orange and neon green — seemed to be everywhere. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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