as in world
the whole body of things observed or assumed the theory that the universe is constantly expanding

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Recent Examples of universe In The Kissing Booth universe, Perez joined the second film as Marco Peña, the new kid at school who started a love triangle with Elle Evans (King). Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025 As long-time CEO, Palmer has bucked the statistics herself, when compared to both male and female CEO tenures – on average, about 4.5 years for women and 7 years for men, among the Fortune 500 leadership universe. Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025 Hints that Captain America will lead a new super-team and face off against threats from parallel universes at the end of Brave New World harbinger a new MCU where X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and a handful of the Avengers all live and fight in the same universe. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 Your protagonist in this action-RPG from the Pillars of Eternity universe is the envoy for the Aedyran Empire, which has for years sent its occupying force to tame and control the wild and unruly islands of the Living Lands. Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for universe
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Noun
  • Entrepreneurs looking to break into the e-commerce world should also explore our Editors' Choice winners, Shopify and Wix Stores, which offer 24/7 customer support and more room to grow.
    Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
  • There are few characters in the NFL world as colorful as Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh .
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • As secrets unravel, María begins to question her mother’s true nature—and her own.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a clear ebb and flow to each match, but the nature of the game’s format means that every bout is a long-simmering kettle that’s primed to boil over by the time the storm’s iris forces all survivors together in a face-off to the death.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
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  • The prequel series tells the tragedy of the creation of Darth Vader, setting up his evil reign alongside Emperor Palpatine (portrayed by Ian McDiarmid) in the original trilogy of Star Wars films.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The panels and sharing sessions feature trends and challenges in the ASEAN film market, where rapidly soaring cinematic and theatrical creations are viewed.
    Partner Content, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Universe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/universe. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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