galactic
adjective
ga·lac·tic
gə-ˈlak-tik 
Examples of galactic in a Sentence
a galactic serving of soda that would have been enough for three moviegoers
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Radiation exposure results from galactic cosmic rays and solar particle events.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The new findings describe a galactic battle between the galaxy on the right in the image above, which hosts an actively feeding black hole, a quasar, at its center, and its neighbor on the left, which is being bombarded by intense radiation that disrupts its ability to form new stars.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 May 2025
But these central galactic monsters are millions of times more massive, and some have grown to the Brobdingnagian heft of billions of solar masses.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2025
Meanwhile, Earth sits on one of the Milky Way’s spiral arms (the Orion arm), roughly halfway from the galactic center.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The new findings describe a galactic battle between the galaxy on the right in the image above, which hosts an actively feeding black hole, a quasar, at its center, and its neighbor on the left, which is being bombarded by intense radiation that disrupts its ability to form new stars.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 May 2025
But these central galactic monsters are millions of times more massive, and some have grown to the Brobdingnagian heft of billions of solar masses.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2025
Meanwhile, Earth sits on one of the Milky Way’s spiral arms (the Orion arm), roughly halfway from the galactic center.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galactic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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galactic
adjective
ga·lac·tic
gə-ˈlak-tik
: of or relating to a galaxy
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