as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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The object became famous in July as the third-ever comet found in our neck of the galaxy that originated from an entirely different star system from our own.
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s one more factor that needs to be taken into account on the largest of cosmic scales, including for the cosmic measurements of the event horizon of the black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87, and that is the expansion of the Universe.
—Big Think, 25 Feb. 2026
Black hole jets and so much more Supermassive black holes with masses of millions, or even billions, of times that of the sun are found at the hearts of all large galaxies, but not all of them are defined as being active.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Picking up after the events of season three of The Mandalorian, Pascal’s bounty-hunting Mandalorian Din Djarin and Grogu, permanently by his side, help the New Republic keep peace throughout the galaxy after the fall of the Empire.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s one more factor that needs to be taken into account on the largest of cosmic scales, including for the cosmic measurements of the event horizon of the black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87, and that is the expansion of the Universe.
—Big Think, 25 Feb. 2026
Black hole jets and so much more Supermassive black holes with masses of millions, or even billions, of times that of the sun are found at the hearts of all large galaxies, but not all of them are defined as being active.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Picking up after the events of season three of The Mandalorian, Pascal’s bounty-hunting Mandalorian Din Djarin and Grogu, permanently by his side, help the New Republic keep peace throughout the galaxy after the fall of the Empire.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
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The game has cultivated a fanbase that is generally kind and patient, increasingly rare qualities in the gaming world, and online more broadly.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Time spent with spouses, partners and close friends might expand your world.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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