as in giant
unusually large
a galactic serving of soda that would have been enough for three moviegoers
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Recent Examples of galactic
A’ja Wilson is a galactic force of silk and swagger, anchoring Vegas as the league’s Most Valuable Player (for the fourth time in six seasons).
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Black holes, billions of times more massive than the Sun, power blazing engines called active galactic nuclei.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
However, his galactic landscapes are the only good displays throughout the entire episode.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The galactic center will also increasingly appear at a vertical angle at the beginning of the night and decrease in the sky until reaching a horizontal position.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Black holes, billions of times more massive than the Sun, power blazing engines called active galactic nuclei.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
However, his galactic landscapes are the only good displays throughout the entire episode.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The galactic center will also increasingly appear at a vertical angle at the beginning of the night and decrease in the sky until reaching a horizontal position.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galactic
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Autio points to Nokia, Finland’s one-time giant mobile maker, as an example of the pros and cons of the Nordic approach.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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It’s shot in a field at dusk, there are people in all black outfits with giant orange ping-pong balls for heads playing table tennis.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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This is important because Kane is 32, Gnabry is 30, and 23-year-old Olise will surely be subject to vast offers to go back to the Premier League in the coming seasons.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The vast majority of people want to be productive members of society and contribute to their communities.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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China’s sweeping new restrictions, some of which won’t take effect until November, could deal a huge blow to East Asian economies, such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which play critical roles in the global tech and artificial intelligence supply chain, as well as the auto industries.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs won a huge game, and Reid played a huge role in putting them in position.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Streaming the first Avatar sequel on Disney+ just doesn’t compare to watching Payakan leap out of the ocean and annihilate the bad guys’ boat (and that one dude’s arm) in glorious 3-D on a gigantic screen.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Institutions, some of which now hold massive bitcoin positions, are looking to turn idle crypto holdings into working and productive capital.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Many are convinced that the massive amount of spending in the data center buildout will keep the AI rally going for the foreseeable future.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Composure personified, underpinned by tremendous work rate.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Uncovering this story, coupled with the recognition that the raw ingredients that led to life on Earth are found in billions of star systems across our galaxy and in trillions of galaxies across the observable Universe, has led to some tremendous questions and some equally tremendous speculations.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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An enormous hole opens up in the ceiling of Linda’s apartment, flooding the place and forcing her and her daughter to relocate to a motel.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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However, Mimas also possesses an enormous impact crater (named Herschel), which itself is approximately one-third of the diameter of the entire moon itself.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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The fee is absolutely astronomical.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galactic. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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