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 Astronomers have mapped the distribution of molecules in interstellar space for several decades. — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 The star will eventually die, destroying the lion and dispersing all the gas and dust into interstellar space. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 From the Moon to interstellar space NASA’s greatest missions have done far more than achieve technical milestones. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 Turning off instruments and heaters in the frigid temperatures of interstellar space risks chilling the probes beyond repair. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interstellar

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Where sacred meets celestial Science meets religion in the Vatican Observatory, a centuries-old center of astronomical research.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Out beyond the shore, the sky had turned a wash of pink and gold—a celestial curtainfall soundtracked by the thwack of a snare drum, and the mellifluous burble of yet another pint being poured.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of celestial

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Where sacred meets celestial Science meets religion in the Vatican Observatory, a centuries-old center of astronomical research.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Schiarapelli's contributions to the astronomical field were significant enough to land him the honor of a Martian crater in his name.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of astronomical

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Dungeon Crawler Carl is set after an alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity and any survivors are forced to fight for their lives on a sadistic intergalactic game show.

— Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Earth’s first Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler, also drew criticism for being portrayed as an older, messier iteration of the most famous intergalactic peacekeeper rather than the more idealized version in his prime.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of intergalactic

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Hathaway topped off her heavenly look with an effortlessly wavy up-do and an ethereal blush-nude makeup look.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
To map out these heavenly realms takes a certain amount of ego and pollyannaism otherwise absent from Reilly’s worldview.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

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