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
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Episodic ejections had been observed in nearby star-forming regions, but this is the first time they have been resolved in a star more than 15 kiloparsecs (~51,000 light-years) from the galactic center.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The American Museum of Natural History’s new Hayden Planetarium Space show, Encounters in the Milky Way, Illuminates the cosmic movements that shape our galactic neighborhood and place in the universe.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Their seeds entwined in neat galactic sequence, not quite black yet, but stripy grey, soft and slightly wet, nature’s treat for small children as well as birds.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Episodic ejections had been observed in nearby star-forming regions, but this is the first time they have been resolved in a star more than 15 kiloparsecs (~51,000 light-years) from the galactic center.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The American Museum of Natural History’s new Hayden Planetarium Space show, Encounters in the Milky Way, Illuminates the cosmic movements that shape our galactic neighborhood and place in the universe.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Their seeds entwined in neat galactic sequence, not quite black yet, but stripy grey, soft and slightly wet, nature’s treat for small children as well as birds.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galactic
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A little further out, there’s a much more conventional factory site, where giant industrial mixers mass-produce the Firmenich scents.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those weeks saw students, pensioners, veterans, doctors and teachers stand in freezing temperatures around giant stages, teaching politicians that this was not a crowd to lead, but one to follow.—
Nick Spicer,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Data center demand has surged in recent years, largely driven by the explosion in AI workloads, which require vast computing power, electrical power, cooling and networking infrastructure.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Future plans for Maya’s Cookies include a third brick-and-mortar location, possibly in Los Angeles, where Madsen said the company gets a vast amount of online orders.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The San Francisco 49ers continue to deal with a huge number of injuries, especially on the offensive side of the ball.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The victory by the Crimson Tide was a huge relief for coach Kalen DeBoer after a season-opening loss to Florida State.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots cruising into halftime with a gigantic lead.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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His singles are custom-made for arenas, with massive, cheery choruses reminiscent of peak ’80s MTV.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Marshall fire victims who joined the massive lawsuit against Xcel Energy are expected to receive their portion of the $640 million settlement before the end of the year, but the amount of money each plaintiff receives will not be publicly disclosed.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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While the Surrey Hotel has a tremendous reputation throughout New York City, behind its façade of class and elegance exists a troubling picture of exploitation.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ending the war and bringing the hostages home have tremendous domestic support, but not from the far-right lawmakers who are crucial to keeping the prime minister in power.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum has an enormous (22 feet by 100 feet) model railroad built in a picturesque Western North Carolina landscape.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to Google’s enormous war chest, Waymo has had the luxury to spend 16 years raking in data to create more precise self-driving cars, all with the hope of an eventual payoff.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 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,
29 Sep. 2025
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Finding the cosmic wonder The research team utilized data from various astronomical surveys and the MeerKAT radio telescope to investigate the region around LMCN 1971-08a.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galactic. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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