as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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Recent Examples of galaxy
The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
No Man's Sky creates entire galaxies by distorting archetypes through procedural variation.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Among these phenomena are discoveries around previously unknown and merging galaxies, including some that are jellyfish-shaped and several that researchers can’t fit into existing classifications.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
By fictionalizing him as a real spaceman visiting new galaxies in each era of his career, Cordell brings young readers into the magic and wonder of Bowie’s life.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
No Man's Sky creates entire galaxies by distorting archetypes through procedural variation.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Among these phenomena are discoveries around previously unknown and merging galaxies, including some that are jellyfish-shaped and several that researchers can’t fit into existing classifications.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
By fictionalizing him as a real spaceman visiting new galaxies in each era of his career, Cordell brings young readers into the magic and wonder of Bowie’s life.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
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Italian duo Stefania Constantini, who is from Cortina, and Amos Mosaner are the defending world and Olympic champions in mixed doubles.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet, even as Aleys’s world begins to change with the rise of lay literacy, those lay people are almost entirely men.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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