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
This prior research suggested that this train line out of galaxies is powered by galactic outflows launching elements away at high speeds.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
In Asimov’s trilogy, the Mule is eventually brought under control, stripped of his powers, and sent back to his own minor planet with the galactic order restored.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Previous observations from Hubble in 1994 hinted at the complexity of quasar environments, suggesting that galactic collisions and mergers play a key role in powering these celestial giants.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
These galaxies emit energy from their nucleus, or center – called the active galactic nucleus.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
In Asimov’s trilogy, the Mule is eventually brought under control, stripped of his powers, and sent back to his own minor planet with the galactic order restored.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Previous observations from Hubble in 1994 hinted at the complexity of quasar environments, suggesting that galactic collisions and mergers play a key role in powering these celestial giants.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
These galaxies emit energy from their nucleus, or center – called the active galactic nucleus.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galactic
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Those are giant movies, so there’s a lot of expectations and there’s a lot of money.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Parson turned his corner lot into a showcase of creativity, beginning with a giant cutout of Bigfoot.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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The vast majority of Redditors sided with the teenager, with many saying that asking someone to accommodate house guests during a visit is okay — but not at the cost of basic essentials such as warmth.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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But the vast majority of the remaining defensive possessions were troubling for a team supposedly tailor-made to stop these very problems in their tracks.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Shares of chip designer Nvidia, a huge beneficiary of the AI hype, were down 11.8% at 07:05 a.m.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, Coach is having a huge sale on a handful of their classic and modern bags and clutches.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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There's a gigantic piece of pizza, a burger complete with lettuce and tomato slices and, of course, meatballs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Tyson last fought a sanctioned fight in 2005 , losing a sixth-round TKO to gigantic Irishman Kevin McBride, a fighter of little renown beyond that win.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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The markets were also pricing in massive compute costs for the biggest consumers of AI.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Another water main break in 2016 that was not repaired for seven years left a massive, waterlogged ditch next to a golf course.—
Catherine Coleman Flowers,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Financial institutions have a tremendous opportunity to step in and offer solutions tailored to these businesses' unique needs.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Jets’ fourth-round pick in 2024 is also exceeding expectations, bulldozing his way to danger areas while playing a tremendous role in Niagara’s franchise turnaround.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Black Lives Matter movement gained enormous attention with its stand against police brutality.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Already, the fighting has ceased in Gaza which provides enormous relief to the people there who have been living in very difficult circumstances now for more than a year, not to mention the just unconscionable circumstances the hostages have found themselves in.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Phones with the app downloaded were listed for sale at astronomical prices.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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This type of astronomical lineup is fairly common, but what makes this month's planetary parade extraordinary is the number of visible bright planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, which doesn't happen every year.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galactic. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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