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adjective in·ter·ga·lac·tic \ ˌin-tər-gə-ˈlak-tik \

Definition of intergalactic

1 :situated in or relating to the spaces between galaxies

2 :of, relating to, or occurring in outer space

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Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne are space cops in an eye-popping intergalactic city.

— sharon hoffmann, kansascity, "KC movie guide: ‘All Saints’ keeps the faith, ‘Leap’ stumbles, ‘Ingrid’ entertains," 24 Aug. 2017
OK, here’s the deal: Kyle Mooney, who co-wrote the script, plays James, a young man whose entire imaginative life is built around a long-running sci-fi TV show, about a heroic bear fighting the forces of intergalactic evil.

— mick lasalle, idahostatesman, "‘Brigsby Bear’ is almost great and not quite good," 17 Aug. 2017
The magazine ranked Back East's Ice Cream Man IPA as its #5; its Intergalactic Lupulinary as its #16, and its Rakautra as its #21.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Windsor Edition," 16 Aug. 2017
According to the simulation, the Milky Way Hoovers up about one sun’s worth of intergalactic material each year.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Half of Our Atoms May Come From Other Galaxies," 29 July 2017
This wind can be ejected out of galaxies into intergalactic space.

— marina koren, The Atlantic, "The Intergalactic Winds That Built the Milky Way," 27 July 2017
As a result, one appreciates Valerian for its incidental details, like the design of the alien races or the intergalactic tchotchkes that litter the various environments.

— ben sachs, Chicago Reader, "Boom! / Film / Shots Fired Dunkirk and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets are alive with the sound of money," 26 July 2017
The building is currently the home of the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, a popular downtown Mardi Gras marching organization.

— doug maccash, NOLA.com, "Owners of Chewbacchus den aim to triple their money in sale," 24 July 2017
And speaking of tiny: The microscopic superstars of intergalactic survival, the tardigrades, probably won’t get wiped out until the sun swallows the Earth.

— rosa inocencio smith, The Atlantic, "The Atlantic Daily: Disclosure and Seizure," 19 July 2017

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