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
The series, which premieres its second season April 22 on Disney+, thrusts viewers back into the heart of the galactic rebellion.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
And for the first time, the team detected this galactic synchrotron emission from the moon.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The findings indicate that this galaxy was already mature in the early universe, challenging theories of galactic evolution.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
This area, surrounding the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), acts as a kind of galactic mixing bowl, swirling gas and dust and emitting shock waves ripples.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Highlights include a giant floating obstacle course, underwater and dry-land Easter egg hunts, a Glow in the Dark egg hunt, bounce houses, the Easter Bunny and local vendors.—
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The detection of Neptune's auroras will help astronomers better understand how particles from the sun interact with its atmosphere, providing a new area of study about ice giant planets.—
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The Hauraki Gulf is a vast and ecologically rich body of water that stretches from Auckland to the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island.—
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That granted fans in attendance free Chick-fil-A and showcased the vast improvement Garcia has made in his swing this spring.—
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But if the Nets aren't interested in signing Randle, where would that huge contract come from? Randle's teammate, Naz Reid, figures to decline his $15.0 million player option and re-sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves, which could further complicate Randle's decision matrix.—
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Last year saw a huge uptick in tornadoes later in the spring and activity continued through December, with nearly 2,000 tornado reports in total.—
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Goodbye millions of programmers, hello gigantic business savings.—
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But Stanford is a rare school where even assistant coaches leaving doesn’t usually have a gigantic impact on recruiting.—
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Shrek was a massive hit with audiences of all ages, grossing over $484 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo, and winning the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002.—
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Instead, the massive curved claws — close to 1 foot (30 centimeters) in size — belonged to a creature unearthed in what’s now Mongolia.—
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Frank is a business leader, with a tremendous track record of transforming large corporations.—
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In fact, Holloway was regarded as a tremendous athlete on his draft day, and the worry surrounded his ability to score in the NHL.—
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An underwater camera confirmed the enormous Māori octopus (Octopus maorum) was alive and actively moving.—
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The play still brought in an enormous $3.28 million, and played to a more than 100 percent capacity with an average ticket price of $298.83.—
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Costs are astronomical, rents and leases and construction costs and permits for grease traps.—
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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.—
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“Galactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galactic. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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