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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 In essence, the far future of the cosmos becomes the big bang of a new one, and our cosmos is just one of an infinite strand that always seamlessly emerge from each other. Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025 Like its historical predecessors, this mandala is a cosmic chart, but one of a cosmos in distress. Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Instead of operating in a predictable cosmos, global politics will be reshaped by the internal chaos of a new Trump administration, which will feed the chaos of the world outside, as businesses and governments alike try to respond to an unpredictable superpower. Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024 Furthermore, a disordered cosmos is one that’s increasingly filled with possibility. Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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