as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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View Comments Understanding the distribution of ordinary matter can help researchers understand how galaxies grow and evolve.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
There are maybe one to two trillion galaxies in the universe.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Accompanying the galaxies is an abundance of hot plasma and dark matter, the latter making up the majority of galaxy clusters.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
Here's what to know about how the powerful forces may have shaped galaxies and how the discovery may help astronomers better study black holes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
There are maybe one to two trillion galaxies in the universe.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Accompanying the galaxies is an abundance of hot plasma and dark matter, the latter making up the majority of galaxy clusters.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
Here's what to know about how the powerful forces may have shaped galaxies and how the discovery may help astronomers better study black holes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
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The New Zealand singer-songwriter’s third album, released in August 2021, reveled in the comfort of distance, toasting to idyllic interior worlds.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Android Circuit rounds up the news from the Android world every weekend here on Forbes.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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