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galaxies

noun

plural of galaxy
as in worlds
a huge physical or conceptual distance they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics

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Recent Examples of galaxies While the former describes the universe on scales of planets, stars and black holes, even demonstrating how galaxies and galaxy clusters formed, the latter describes the counterintuitive physics found on scales smaller than atoms. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The film’s opening scene has her wading naked in Hampstead Ponds at night, looking up at the blinking stars and naming the constellations to herself, then closing her eyes as if to let the galaxies above wash over her. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 Ellipticals are older galaxies and likely the results of mergers. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 There are, by various estimates, several trillion planets within what is known as the Local Group of galaxies—our closest galaxy neighbors, including our own Milky Way. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 The cause of the irregularities was the structure of the galaxies themselves. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Roman’s catalog of galaxies will help scientists ascertain how quickly the universe is expanding due to these puzzling, unseen forces. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Dark matter, meanwhile, is thought to be the glue that holds galaxies and other massive structures in the universe together, but again, its nature is an enigma and its existence remains unproven. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026 Probing cosmic mysteries During its five-year mission, the telescope will enable the discovery of billions of galaxies, thousands of exploding stars called supernovas and tens of billions of stars, according to Fox. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxies
  1. worlds
  2. light-years
Noun
  • This is where the Krafts have enjoyed so many moments, worlds away from any roaring crowd or national television audience or expectation to perform at the highest level for one of the most iconic franchises in sports.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Webb figures he's got the best of both worlds, having his play-calling mentor by his side and squaring off against defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and Denver's stout defense all summer.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of worlds
Noun
  • Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman captured this spectacular view of the Crescent Nebula, revealing intricate filaments of gas surrounding a massive star nearing the end of its life some 4,700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The tiny particle originated in an enormous gamma-ray burst two billion light-years away from Earth.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of light-years

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