the universe

noun

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

Examples of the universe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Over the next six years, the powerful space telescope will peer as far as ten billion light-years across the cosmos, constructing the largest 3D map of the universe to date. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024 Maybe anything’s possible; and clearly anything’s possible because the universe happened. Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 21 May 2024 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 29 May. 2024.

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