as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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Recent Examples of galaxy
At a different distance, a galaxy will be moving at a different speed.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
That’s the Milky Way band, the thickest part of our home galaxy.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
The team suspects the host galaxy is a few billion light-years away, but research to determine the exact galaxy and distance is ongoing.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Per the official logline: The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
That’s the Milky Way band, the thickest part of our home galaxy.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
The team suspects the host galaxy is a few billion light-years away, but research to determine the exact galaxy and distance is ongoing.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Per the official logline: The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
world
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In fact, there was a feeling that world football lacked not merely great teams, but great players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Goldberg-Polin has become a global advocate for the remaining hostages, meeting with world leaders and speaking publicly about her loss.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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