as in giant
unusually large
a galactic serving of soda that would have been enough for three moviegoers
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Recent Examples of galactic
Researchers say the light could also potentially have roots in a powerful galactic nucleus that was driven by one of the first supermassive black holes.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
European scientists are already planning a successor spacecraft that will carry on Gaia’s galactic torch, next time collecting infrared, rather than optical, light.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In active galactic nuclei systems, X-rays are thought to arise when optical and ultraviolet photons, produced in the accretion disk around the black hole, strike a corona of heated electrons located perpendicular to the disk itself.
—Big Think, 14 Jan. 2025
The debut feature from Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese follows a sheltered space princess who embarks on a galactic mission to rescue her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
European scientists are already planning a successor spacecraft that will carry on Gaia’s galactic torch, next time collecting infrared, rather than optical, light.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In active galactic nuclei systems, X-rays are thought to arise when optical and ultraviolet photons, produced in the accretion disk around the black hole, strike a corona of heated electrons located perpendicular to the disk itself.
—Big Think, 14 Jan. 2025
The debut feature from Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese follows a sheltered space princess who embarks on a galactic mission to rescue her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galactic
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Born in Okayama, Japan, Hattori began his racing career on the open-wheel circuits of his home country before taking a giant leap across the Pacific to chase his dreams in America.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Dire wolves mostly ate horses and bison, with occasional forays into giant sloths and baby mammoths.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Special content, tips, and tricks: Free digital access to the vast recipe archives of Bon Appétit and Epicurious, plus an in-depth video filmed in the test kitchen of one recipe from each box.—
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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The vast majority of Slate employees join Apex, as do the 500-plus partner clients.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the short term, the result is a huge boost for Real ahead of their midweek trip to Arsenal, not least because so many key players will be fresh.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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For teams with an eye on Europe, having a huge match plonked in the middle of a two-legged tie is hardly ideal.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The bathroom could be closed off with sleek pivoting panels and came—like all suites—with a gigantic shower and round bath the size of a Jacuzzi tub.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Stevens, 86, suffered a massive stroke in 2016 and is currently in assisted living, according to her daughter, actress Joely Fisher.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was a feeling that the country was coming out of a massive crisis and that global institutions had a responsibility to help rebuild the country, strengthen its healthcare system, and make sure an outbreak like this could never happen again.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
10 Apr. 2025
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Most teams have a tremendous amount at stake in the final week of the season.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Head coach Geno Auriemma earned his 12th NCAA women's basketball championship Sunday, after an 82-58 rout over No. 1 seed South Carolina, a tremendous feat for his legendary career – the most of any men's or women's program in NCAA history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The enormous brown shape offered a perfect broadside target.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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Even with Hollywood’s diminished state in China, the film business is one sector where the U.S. maintains a sizable trade surplus with its geopolitical rival, as Chinese films, despite their enormous earnings in the home market, have made little headway with mainstream North American moviegoers.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Costs are astronomical, rents and leases and construction costs and permits for grease traps.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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While the odds for winning any prize will improve from 1 in 24 to 1 in 23, the chances of winning the big prize will still be astronomical: going from 1 in 302,575,350 to 1 in 290,472,336.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galactic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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