intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌin-tər-gə-ˈlak-tik 
1
: situated in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
2
: of, relating to, or occurring in outer space
intergalactic battles
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The pair decide to sign up for an intergalactic colonizing expedition bound for the distant ice planet of Niflheim.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
In the twilight of a post-apocalyptic age, an intergalactic traveller seeks the sacred language of birds on the last remaining planet.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
There are 17 individual panels circling the children’s playground in Murphy Park, telling the story of a group of children imagining the jobs, discoveries and innovations that will happen in their futures, from intergalactic rock bands with riffing robots to doctors with X-ray glasses.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
That means this hypervelocity star and its planet could be destined to escape the Milky Way and go intergalactic, though this process would take millions of years.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
In the twilight of a post-apocalyptic age, an intergalactic traveller seeks the sacred language of birds on the last remaining planet.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
There are 17 individual panels circling the children’s playground in Murphy Park, telling the story of a group of children imagining the jobs, discoveries and innovations that will happen in their futures, from intergalactic rock bands with riffing robots to doctors with X-ray glasses.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
That means this hypervelocity star and its planet could be destined to escape the Milky Way and go intergalactic, though this process would take millions of years.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intergalactic
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“Intergalactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intergalactic. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌint-ər-gə-ˈlak-tik
: located in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
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