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
This team decided to test the gravitational influence of dark matter at the hearts of galaxies, environments dominated by supermassive black holes which can have masses millions or even billions of times that of the sun.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope has found nearby brown dwarfs masquerading as far-distant galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
However, the image ended up being so deep—and revealed so many galaxies—that some of the individual objects began to merge and become indistinguishable from each other.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
And there were no major extragalactic objects, like galaxies or galaxy clusters, located anywhere within this field-of-view.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2025
Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope has found nearby brown dwarfs masquerading as far-distant galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
However, the image ended up being so deep—and revealed so many galaxies—that some of the individual objects began to merge and become indistinguishable from each other.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
And there were no major extragalactic objects, like galaxies or galaxy clusters, located anywhere within this field-of-view.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxies
Noun
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On Earth, clouds are made of water, and on Jupiter, they're made of ammonia, while much hotter worlds can have clouds of silicates.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More elevated than your typical neighborhood joint, yet more approachable than fine dining, Executive Chef Michael Lombardi’s SRV has a foot in both worlds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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When the black hole feeds on gas, the object unleashes particles in the form of wind or jets that move at nearly the speed of light, traveling up to thousands of light-years into space.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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This matter is blasted out at speeds approaching the speed of light as powerful jets that stretch out for thousands of light-years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Galaxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxies. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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