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
Matt Smith is finally getting his turn in the Star Wars galaxy.
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
After fighting battles for House Targaryen, Matt Smith is ready to take his next fight to a galaxy far, far, away.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Although the Universe is crowded and contact between galaxies is inevitable, this is a unique instance in which one galaxy has passed straight through the center of another.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2025
On a clear night away from the glow of city lights, the sky can be spectacular—a velvet canvas dotted with millions of twinkling stars, the luminous moon, and the shimmering band of the Milky Way galaxy.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
After fighting battles for House Targaryen, Matt Smith is ready to take his next fight to a galaxy far, far, away.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Although the Universe is crowded and contact between galaxies is inevitable, this is a unique instance in which one galaxy has passed straight through the center of another.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2025
On a clear night away from the glow of city lights, the sky can be spectacular—a velvet canvas dotted with millions of twinkling stars, the luminous moon, and the shimmering band of the Milky Way galaxy.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
world
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From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In this world upended, the creative minds of Western diplomacy have concluded that the best way forward is to revert to the Oslo peace process of 30 years ago.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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