as in interstellar
existing or occurring between galaxies
They loved any movie about intergalactic space travel.
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On its voyage through intergalactic space, that light traverses countless clumps of dark matter.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
One of the reasons David Ellison loves blockbuster movies is the way in which a spectacle can contain a more intimate story — how a battle for intergalactic peace or control of an empire can really be a story about a family.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Joining the ranks of books like Yume Kitasei’s The Stardust Grail is Molly Tanzer’s novella, which follows a group of misfits trying to infiltrate the intergalactic Greenwood Museum.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The stakes are high, and there are the usual interpersonal fights to sort out amongst all the battles with intergalactic creatures.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
One of the reasons David Ellison loves blockbuster movies is the way in which a spectacle can contain a more intimate story — how a battle for intergalactic peace or control of an empire can really be a story about a family.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Joining the ranks of books like Yume Kitasei’s The Stardust Grail is Molly Tanzer’s novella, which follows a group of misfits trying to infiltrate the intergalactic Greenwood Museum.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The stakes are high, and there are the usual interpersonal fights to sort out amongst all the battles with intergalactic creatures.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intergalactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intergalactic
interstellar
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These compounds are important building blocks for living things, and with luminous red novas making such a significant contribution to interstellar dust, these events could have also played a key role in supplying the raw materials needed for life on Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Supernovae can also compress interstellar gas around them, helping form new stars; black hole eruptions can do the same.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Intergalactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intergalactic. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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