Thesaurus results for INTERSTELLAR

interstellar

adjective

Definition of interstellar

as in celestial

existing or occurring between stars the vastness of interstellar space

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Recent Examples of interstellar Last year, Loeb raised the possibility that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could have alien origins. — CBS News, 1 July 2026 As radio waves travel across the universe, interstellar gas muddies them, generating a characteristic delay in the signal that depends on frequency. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2026 Voyager 2 passed Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune before reaching interstellar space in 2018. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026 This opens up opportunities for interstellar travel. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for interstellar

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Before dawn on July 11, early risers will be treated to a striking celestial scene low in the east-northeast sky.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026
On that note, with your celestial ruler, Venus, taking a dip in your sleepy 12th house of resting, retreating and surrendering to the ebb and flow of your spirit, you’re encouraged to slow down.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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While the Dutch designer was focused on things intergalactic, Christian Dior’s Jonathan Anderson had been studying the work of the American multimedia artist Lynda Benglis.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 July 2026
And Paul certainly seems more shaken, less strident than in the previous films, having unleashed a wave of intergalactic bloodletting.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of intergalactic

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Roman will scour the very heart of the Milky Way where stars are tightly packed together, hunting microlensing events which should be common in such a dense stellar region.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026
An influx of competitors also add to the vehicle’s current not-so-stellar reputation.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

Definition of stellar

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By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Don't forget your in-flight comfort — this heavenly memory foam travel pillow is discounted to just $10.

— Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

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