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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
Some even suggested galaxies could still be chock-full of gas but somehow not forming stars, which would be a real head-scratcher for anyone trying to understand stellar nurseries.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Scientists are using Nvidia GPUs to examine the data and regularly discovering the oldest galaxies in the universe.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
That’s unfortunate, as a number of important phenomena, from the earliest galaxies to the features of exoplanet atmospheres, are only detectable at infrared wavelengths.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
The top rung on Kardashev’s ladder takes us from the scale of solar systems to entire galaxies.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Designed to study the development of galaxies, stars and distant planets, the telescope has been undergoing tests ahead of launch at the agency’s Goddard Spaceflight Center in Maryland, where it was assembled.
—Loren Grush, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
To tune in to distant galaxies and other faraway objects, astronomers would need an antenna somewhere with no atmosphere that also would be somehow protected from all our terrestrial chatter.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Scientists are using Nvidia GPUs to examine the data and regularly discovering the oldest galaxies in the universe.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
That’s unfortunate, as a number of important phenomena, from the earliest galaxies to the features of exoplanet atmospheres, are only detectable at infrared wavelengths.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
The top rung on Kardashev’s ladder takes us from the scale of solar systems to entire galaxies.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Designed to study the development of galaxies, stars and distant planets, the telescope has been undergoing tests ahead of launch at the agency’s Goddard Spaceflight Center in Maryland, where it was assembled.
—Loren Grush, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
To tune in to distant galaxies and other faraway objects, astronomers would need an antenna somewhere with no atmosphere that also would be somehow protected from all our terrestrial chatter.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
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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When their fort reveals a magical ability to transport them to worlds across the globe, the girls embark on a whirlwind adventure that brings them closer again.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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The two companies are working on an entertainment platform that will be connected to Fortnite and be filled with the company’s characters and worlds.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Space is the massive, ever-expanding realm beyond Earth’s atmosphere, spanning more than 93 billion light-years in the observable universe.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Trifid Nebula is a bright, colorful cloud of gas and dust about 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Galaxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxies. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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