as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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According to evolving research from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Nut may also have had yet another important association: with the Milky Way galaxy itself.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Since 2021 the project has been meticulously measuring the motions and distributions of galaxies across some 11 billion years of cosmic time.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
Identifying and studying clouds like Eos, particularly based on their hydrogen content, could reshape astronomers’ understanding of how much material in our galaxy is available to produce planets and stars.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Being part of a galaxy group can also alter the course of a galaxy's evolution through mergers and gravitational interactions.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 May 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Since 2021 the project has been meticulously measuring the motions and distributions of galaxies across some 11 billion years of cosmic time.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
Identifying and studying clouds like Eos, particularly based on their hydrogen content, could reshape astronomers’ understanding of how much material in our galaxy is available to produce planets and stars.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Being part of a galaxy group can also alter the course of a galaxy's evolution through mergers and gravitational interactions.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
world
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In that world, Spurs look organised, ruthless, unified and clinical.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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While the Strip is still the largest American gaming market, the rapid growth of the sports betting and online gambling world poses a potential threat to Las Vegas.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2025
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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