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
For example, when two galaxies collide, their black holes can fall toward each other and eventually merge.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
By his estimate, as much as 16% of all sun-size stars in our galaxy could have formed this way.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Picture a galaxy zooming through a crowded neighborhood of other galaxies.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Channing Tatum is Caine Wise, a half-wolf, half-human being who joins forces with Jupiter to save the human race from its destiny of getting harvested for a liquid that makes the galaxy’s rulers immortal.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
By his estimate, as much as 16% of all sun-size stars in our galaxy could have formed this way.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Picture a galaxy zooming through a crowded neighborhood of other galaxies.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Channing Tatum is Caine Wise, a half-wolf, half-human being who joins forces with Jupiter to save the human race from its destiny of getting harvested for a liquid that makes the galaxy’s rulers immortal.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for galaxy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
world
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But midstream — the unglamorous world of pipelines, storage tanks, and port facilities — could be a less obvious winner, as countries reprioritize maximum flexibility of supply chains.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Not too long after, Venezuela was officially on the top of the baseball world.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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