galactic
adjective
ga·lac·tic
gə-ˈlak-tik 
Synonyms of galactic
Examples of galactic in a Sentence
a galactic serving of soda that would have been enough for three moviegoers
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On that track, Drake trolls a female friend’s meltdown over the galactic beat, which some fans believe may reference Kim Kardashian’s relationship with ex-husband Ye (formerly Kanye West).
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
The source of the flare is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN — a bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy — and it’s powered by a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding on material.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
By mapping so many Cepheids in the galactic plane, the scientists were able to trace the overall shape of the Milky Way’s disk, and the warping really stands out.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
What these typically represent is smaller galaxies than our own — dwarf galaxies, satellite galaxies, potentially even large globular clusters — that have passed not only close to the Milky Way, but around or actually through the galactic plane itself on one or more occasions.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
The source of the flare is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN — a bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy — and it’s powered by a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding on material.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
By mapping so many Cepheids in the galactic plane, the scientists were able to trace the overall shape of the Milky Way’s disk, and the warping really stands out.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
What these typically represent is smaller galaxies than our own — dwarf galaxies, satellite galaxies, potentially even large globular clusters — that have passed not only close to the Milky Way, but around or actually through the galactic plane itself on one or more occasions.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galactic. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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galactic
adjective
ga·lac·tic
gə-ˈlak-tik
: of or relating to a galaxy
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