galactic
adjective
ga·lac·tic
gə-ˈlak-tik 
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a galactic serving of soda that would have been enough for three moviegoers
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On Mars, long-term exposure to galactic cosmic rays poses another challenge.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The left three stars of the 5 star formation will form a pointer, with Alpha Cassiopeiae, or Shedar as its tip, guiding you to our galactic neighbor.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
That sounds a lot like Cassian Andor, the mercenary orphan turned galactic hero at the heart of two seasons of Andor on Disney+.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
The old globular clusters found in the Milky Way, the ones that haven’t formed new stars in 10 billion years or more, have as little as 1% of the heavy elements found in the Sun, but the ones closest to the galactic center have up to 22% of the heavy elements found in the Sun.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The left three stars of the 5 star formation will form a pointer, with Alpha Cassiopeiae, or Shedar as its tip, guiding you to our galactic neighbor.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
That sounds a lot like Cassian Andor, the mercenary orphan turned galactic hero at the heart of two seasons of Andor on Disney+.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
The old globular clusters found in the Milky Way, the ones that haven’t formed new stars in 10 billion years or more, have as little as 1% of the heavy elements found in the Sun, but the ones closest to the galactic center have up to 22% of the heavy elements found in the Sun.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galactic. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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galactic
adjective
ga·lac·tic
gə-ˈlak-tik
: of or relating to a galaxy
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