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also cosmical
as in monster
unusually large
predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error
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Recent Examples of cosmic
Incoming cosmic radiation would destroy our electric power grids and satellite networks.
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New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
And my process essentially emerges from trying to figure out strategies to deal with this really complex relationship between the reduction of photography and the cosmic beauty of the human experience.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
That creates a barrier between the part of space dominated by the solar wind and the rest of the universe, leaving our cosmic neighborhood in this sort of solar wind chamber.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In stretching the idea of daily routine into infinity, these images become a cosmic horror that represents a fear of mundanity that never changes.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cosmic
New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
And my process essentially emerges from trying to figure out strategies to deal with this really complex relationship between the reduction of photography and the cosmic beauty of the human experience.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
That creates a barrier between the part of space dominated by the solar wind and the rest of the universe, leaving our cosmic neighborhood in this sort of solar wind chamber.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In stretching the idea of daily routine into infinity, these images become a cosmic horror that represents a fear of mundanity that never changes.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmic
Adjective
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One of the biggest changes reflects the idea that these new players prefer more monster options over D&D lore.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Nattily dressed in a tan peacoat and collared shirt, the puckish tot also made monster noises, stuck his fingers in his dad’s ears, plopped himself on the floor and went eye to eye with Trump.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As generative AI reshapes the business landscape, C-suite leaders face the monumental task of balancing innovation with governance.—
Mohan Koo,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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To come back to a job like NBA coaching feels like a monumental task.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sources say that Lindo will play Dever’s boss at Monarch, the shady scientific organization that sometimes helps, sometimes hunts the titanic creatures.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Colorado Avalanche star is out of the lineup for Canada in its titanic showdown with the United States at Bell Centre in the 4 Nations Face-Off because of an illness.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So that was the Warner Bros. connection, and Harold and Warner Bros. did me a giant favor by sending Vision Quest to Stanley Kubrick.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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But the ever-growing Baja side of the menu now includes fish tacos, snapper Veracruz, a spicy sausage queso and margaritas the size of a giant fishbowl.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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Those rules are broken and the results are messy, monstrous and metaphorical in a hilariously jaw-dropping hoot about beauty and self-worth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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At one point the manifestations of James’ dread and guilt become, to him, at least, very real, and monstrous.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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And don’t travel too far north; the galactic center is only visible below 55 degrees latitude—roughly Edmonton, Canada.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
13 Feb. 2025
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Looking toward the galactic center thus amounts to looking at a vast band of stars—which is what the Milky Way looks like to the naked eye in a very dark sky.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To build a planet At some point during the protoplanetary disk's lifetime, the rock, ice and gas begin to coalesce into planetary cores.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The lack of clarity and miscommunications are definitely Mercurial — particularly during its planetary retrograde.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Houston validated it with a tremendous comeback win at Arizona.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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And if the designation became a steppingstone to launching flashy unilateral military strikes on Mexican soil, the battle against fentanyl smuggling would suffer a tremendous setback.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmic. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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