as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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Rather than duking it out with Lex Luthor and fighting for truth and justice, Kara is going on a bender across the galaxy to celebrate her 23rd birthday with her dog, Krypto.
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James Grebey, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2025
Advertisement But our Milky Way is just one galaxy.
—Richard Panek, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
The Rogue One co-writer Tony Gilroy’s extended foray into a galaxy far, far away offers a stronger thesis than the average Star Wars spin-off: that the line between the dark side and the light can be terribly blurry.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2025
Black holes were thought to have come along only after the formation of galaxies, once stars gravitationally collapsed into black holes that then merged and grew.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
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James Grebey, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2025
Advertisement But our Milky Way is just one galaxy.
—Richard Panek, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
The Rogue One co-writer Tony Gilroy’s extended foray into a galaxy far, far away offers a stronger thesis than the average Star Wars spin-off: that the line between the dark side and the light can be terribly blurry.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2025
Black holes were thought to have come along only after the formation of galaxies, once stars gravitationally collapsed into black holes that then merged and grew.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
world
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At the beginning of the Iron Age, Phoenicians set out westwards, searching for valuable natural resources to be brought back and traded in the urbanized world of the eastern Mediterranean.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles theater world underwent a historic leadership shift in 2023 when two artistic directors of color were placed at the helm of the city’s most prestigious nonprofit companies.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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