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
This tends to make remote galaxies extremely faint at those wavelengths.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Who’s one writer who can give us a real galaxy-brain take on our brave new world?
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Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
And having Grogu along for the ride as the galaxy's cutest passenger doesn't hurt, either.
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Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
The breakthrough points to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Who’s one writer who can give us a real galaxy-brain take on our brave new world?
—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
And having Grogu along for the ride as the galaxy's cutest passenger doesn't hurt, either.
—
Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
The breakthrough points to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy.
—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for galaxy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
world
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London — Democratic leaders must answer to voters, lawmakers and other world leaders.
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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