the universe

noun

: all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.

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Halzen helped pull the curtain back on a rare gang of neutrinos that scientists say hold clues about the development of the universe. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 By Gideon Lewis-Kraus Even the best models are little match for the incomprehensibly dynamic complexity of the universe. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 This would have been a primordial black hole (PBH), a hypothesized object formed in the universe’s earliest moments. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026 The universe is not in the business of granting your wishes like some sort of terrifyingly arcane interdimensional Santa Claus, largely because the universe does not think about you, ever. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the universe

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“The universe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20universe. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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