galaxy

noun

ˈga-lək-sē How to pronounce galaxy (audio)
Definition of galaxynext
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 The observatory's mission is to investigate dark energy, study galaxy formation and discover new exoplanets. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 The state of any object, from an electron to a galaxy, can be captured by such a vector, pointing in some direction through such a Hilbert space. — Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 Inside the Milky Way, any disturbance in a stream of stars could just as easily come from the galaxy's central bar of stars or from nearby dwarf galaxies falling into the Milky Way, like the Magellanic Clouds. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 There are supermassive black holes lurking in the center of almost every large galaxy, scientists have found. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for galaxy
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world
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  • With new digital imaging techniques, astronomers were able to spot a new and tiny world orbiting 4 billion miles beyond Neptune.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Once these new worlds are spotted by Roman, the more powerful and sensitive Webb will take aim to fill in the blanks.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
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