expanding universe

NOUN

concept of the universe

Synonyms

WEAK

big bang model inflationary universe open universe oscillating universe pulsating universe

Example Sentences

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“In the quickly expanding universe of cases involving sanctions for the misuse of artificial intelligence, this case is a notorious outlier in both degree and volume,” Clarke wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

As a crosscheck, an initial Webb observation in 2023 confirmed that Hubble measurements of the expanding universe were accurate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

He said the company's order portfolio was strong and fully booked well into 2025, but the company wanted to test this expanding universe.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023

The theory seemed to predict an expanding universe, yet astronomers at the time believed that our cosmos was static: that space had a fixed, unchanging size.

From Scientific American • Apr. 29, 2023

I am an expanding universe swimming upward in a silent sea.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes