as in vast
unusually large
a galactic serving of soda that would have been enough for three moviegoers
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Recent Examples of galactic
Curious how these Star Wars stars match up to their galactic roles?
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
For the next several months, the iconic band of hazy light known as the galactic center should routinely be visible in Arizona and across the United States arcing across the night sky.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 May 2026
These can be hundreds of light-years across, making collisions not only inevitable but common during a galactic merger, potentially sparking bursts of star formation.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Boba Fett was originally a bounty hunter who worked for galactic supervillains like Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
For the next several months, the iconic band of hazy light known as the galactic center should routinely be visible in Arizona and across the United States arcing across the night sky.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 May 2026
These can be hundreds of light-years across, making collisions not only inevitable but common during a galactic merger, potentially sparking bursts of star formation.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Boba Fett was originally a bounty hunter who worked for galactic supervillains like Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galactic
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Additionally, our commerce writers and editors have previously covered a vast array of travel-friendly beauty stories.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
30 May 2026
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Liberals, who unfortunately make up the vast majority of sports media, will celebrate athletes endorsing/hanging out with Democrat politicians, while shaming those like Dart that dare to be conservative and Trump supporters.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Here in the States, Korean giant LG is best known for appliances like refrigerators and TVs—but the best LG Beauty products prove that the brand is a force in the K-beauty universe, too.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 May 2026
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The giant longhorn bull statue that has stood outside 612 University Drive for 25 years will move to Fred’s Texas Cafe after J&J closes May 30, Fred’s boss Quincy Wallace announced.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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Ciber ’s team work quickly under netting to mount a huge Browning heavy machine gun onto tank tracks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The eighth-inning bomb was huge, too.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Its gigantic coal infrastructure, coal-to-chemical plants, and processing facilities could readily be adapted to handle the load.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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That company-wide deficit in profitability could potentially raises questions about it will fund its gigantic requirement for the capex required to deliver on its promise make its AI side a supreme winner.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Right-back was a massive headache, with midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Jones both played out of position there.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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By any measure, Antioch’s Brooke White has had a tremendous freshman season, starting for a state title contender, playing a sterling second base and leading the team in hitting.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Farmers are now hoping federal assistance will help offset some of the enormous financial losses.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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While technology will be the centerpiece, the facility — tentatively named the Connecticut Center for Applied AI — won’t have enormous banks of computer servers or the high-capacity energy and cooling systems that are trademarks of data centers.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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Spica's light represents not one, but two colossal stars, which orbit each other once every four days.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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Her style can seem simple and understated on paper or on a screen, but in person, the portraits are colossal, sometimes up to 10 feet tall.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galactic. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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