Galaxies spiral like celestial seashells.

Meaning: This sentence is saying that galaxies look like seashells in the sky.

Choice of Words: Galaxies are large groups of stars, gas, and dust. Spiral means to move in a circular pattern. Celestial means relating to the sky or space. When you put them together, the sentence is describing how galaxies move in a circular pattern and look like seashells in the sky.

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Galaxies swirl like cosmic whirlpools.

Meaning: This sentence is comparing the way galaxies spin to the way whirlpools spin. Galaxies are like giant whirlpools in space.

Choice of Words: A whirlpool is a body of water that spins around and around. Cosmic means related to space. So, cosmic whirlpools are whirlpools in space.

Galaxies twirl like celestial dancers.

Meaning: This sentence is comparing the way galaxies spin to the way dancers spin. Galaxies are like giant dancers in space.

Choice of Words: To twirl is to spin around and around. Celestial means related to the sky or space. So, celestial dancers are dancers in space.

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