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a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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Recent Examples of galaxies
Not a strike of lightning from Heaven, but rather the perfect alignment of multiple moons, stars and galaxies.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Follow-up research could aim to push observations even farther, the researchers say, potentially detecting dust in the vast spaces between galaxies.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies.
—Bill Smith, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
The primordial magnetic fields likely increased the cosmic web’s density, which would have sped up the formation of stars and galaxies, thereby influencing the universe’s current structure.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Rapidly, neighboring galaxies become ubiquitous.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
Just as a compass needle reveals Earth’s magnetic field, Punctum may be the first of many cosmic beacons pointing to new ways of mapping the invisible forces that shape galaxies.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Follow-up research could aim to push observations even farther, the researchers say, potentially detecting dust in the vast spaces between galaxies.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies.
—Bill Smith, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
The primordial magnetic fields likely increased the cosmic web’s density, which would have sped up the formation of stars and galaxies, thereby influencing the universe’s current structure.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Rapidly, neighboring galaxies become ubiquitous.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
Just as a compass needle reveals Earth’s magnetic field, Punctum may be the first of many cosmic beacons pointing to new ways of mapping the invisible forces that shape galaxies.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxies
Noun
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Just as Neptune was discovered through its gravitational influence long before it was seen directly, hidden worlds around other stars might first reveal themselves in the shapes of surrounding dust.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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That's right, pop star worlds collided when Carpenter effortlessly posed in the archival gown, which featured a sweetheart neckline embellished with silver beading.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beyond distance, the counties are light-years away culturally and economically.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Butterfly Star is located around 525 light-years away in the Taurus star-forming region.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Galaxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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