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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
His Sherlock Holmes level of perception relies on the same cosmic empathy that O’Connor’s Jud is striving for as a Christian ideal.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Rather than a set of cosmic beliefs, many people treat astrology as a tool — part spirituality, part cultural practice, part entertainment and part language for understanding themselves and others.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
However, that wasn’t the case in space, where microgravity and cosmic radiation had an influence on their well-being.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Rather than a set of cosmic beliefs, many people treat astrology as a tool — part spirituality, part cultural practice, part entertainment and part language for understanding themselves and others.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
However, that wasn’t the case in space, where microgravity and cosmic radiation had an influence on their well-being.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmic
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And then came the show’s monster success in streaming.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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That’s a pretty monster performance that sets up Project Runway for a promising return to television with this Disney reboot.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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The monumental, symmetrical building had a grandiose entrance mimicking the front of the Greek temple, and the glass and iron dome at the structure’s center was erected using the latest construction techniques.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Sep. 2025
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Al Qadiri’s monumental installation First Sun is concurrently presented by the Public Art Fund in Central Park.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the First World War, which started for no good reason and was fought for even less, the American Civil War was understood by the most clear eyed Unionists and Confederates to be, from the outset, something titanic and consequential.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Osbourne’s death has the music industry in mourning over the loss of one of its most titanic figures.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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The interior also worked well for the series’ trademark giant roundtable, and was able to accommodate the large cast.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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For a long time, people simply followed the work of researchers in the 1970s — including Carl Sagan — who studied the worlds in our Solar System, and assumed such exo-atmospheres would have similar hazes to Saturn’s giant moon Titan.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Marlins sent 10 hitters to the plate in the first inning Sunday and scored four runs, three of them on Otto Lopez’s monstrous 424-foot blast into the seats in left field.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Her monstrous transformations are killing her, and the device Isaac invented will take her powers away and give her her health back.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 20-to-30 degrees of galactic latitude, both north and south of the galactic plane, were dubbed the Zone of Avoidance in the late 19th century, because while there were huge numbers of spiral nebulae elsewhere, all across the sky, there were none found in or near the plane of the Milky Way.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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At nearly twice the distance from the galactic center as our sun, the host proto-cluster – or group of galaxies in the early stages of formation – that’s home to the jet is on the periphery of our Milky Way galaxy.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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China is moving forward with plans for an ambitious planetary defense mission aimed at testing whether a spacecraft can alter the path of a near-Earth object.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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That's why, even though the comet poses no threat to Earth, the world's astronomers and space agencies are racing to harness a rare opportunity to study planetary material that formed from another star.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Starting a business requires tremendous energy, passion and a clear vision.—
Guy Peixoto,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Having entirely new avenues to chase down is tremendous.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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