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
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Mark Hamill wasn’t so forthcoming about his legacy in the Star Wars franchise.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Stars burn like celestial nuclear fusion reactors, quasars emit thousands of times the luminosity of the Milky Way galaxy, and asteroids slam into planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
The alignment of the three galaxies creates a type of gravitational lens called an Einstein ring.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Is no one gonna talk about how galaxy gas came out of no where and is being MASS marketed to black children?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 May 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Stars burn like celestial nuclear fusion reactors, quasars emit thousands of times the luminosity of the Milky Way galaxy, and asteroids slam into planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
The alignment of the three galaxies creates a type of gravitational lens called an Einstein ring.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Is no one gonna talk about how galaxy gas came out of no where and is being MASS marketed to black children?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxy
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Totem Films holds world sales rights to the film, which is directed by Lithuania’s Vytautas Katkus.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Highlights of the Sotheby’s sale completed a world tour and will be shown next at Sotheby’s New York headquarters from June 6 – 12.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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