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 Within our cosmos, one force is inescapable: gravity. Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2024 Add plants that support all stages of the pollinators’ lifecycle, such as various types of milkweed, coneflowers, bee balm, and cosmos to feed pollinators from summer through fall. Peter Gorman, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024 But there are special moments in the lifetime of our universe—such as its infancy, when the whole cosmos was the size of an atom—for which this disregard for small-scale physics fails us. Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022 The Cupola is a control center in the ISS with seven portholes that allow astronauts to work while enjoying a 360-degree view of the outside, providing an exceptional observatory for studying the Earth and the entire cosmos. Massimo Comparini, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cosmos 

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“Cosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmos. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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