as in success
a person or thing that is successful
tragically, a shoulder injury cut short the pitching career of one of baseball's brightest supernovas
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Recent Examples of supernova
These elements are thought to form through a series of nuclear reactions known as the rapid neutron capture process, or r-process, which was long theorized to occur only under extreme conditions such as those in supernovas or neutron star mergers.
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 7 May 2025
Studies of the Cosmic Radiation Background—the echo of the first light from the Big Bang—gives one result, while measurements of how fast relatively close objects like supernovae are moving away from us suggests a faster rate.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Two teams observed dozens of faraway supernovas and found that the most distant ones had traveled even farther from our Milky Way galaxy than had been expected.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
And only when some stars had exhausted their fusion fuel did their collapse and explosion in supernovas create heavier elements such as heavy metals.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 7 May 2025
Studies of the Cosmic Radiation Background—the echo of the first light from the Big Bang—gives one result, while measurements of how fast relatively close objects like supernovae are moving away from us suggests a faster rate.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Two teams observed dozens of faraway supernovas and found that the most distant ones had traveled even farther from our Milky Way galaxy than had been expected.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
And only when some stars had exhausted their fusion fuel did their collapse and explosion in supernovas create heavier elements such as heavy metals.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
Noun
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During its nearly 25 years in operation, the rocket has experienced only a single launch failure, giving the vehicle a 98% success rate.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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Since moving into the position, von Eschenbach launched the university’s first Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and has focused on growing enrollment, advancing student success, and strengthening community impact, according to a news release.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2025
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In the year 2025, when an ex-Packers great in Aaron Rodgers is trying to save Pittsburgh, this kind of a blockbuster swap would only be fitting.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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The script was written by Drew Goddard, who also adapted Weir’s The Martian for Ridley Scott’s blockbuster movie.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Overall, South Florida projects seemed to take a hit in the veto list.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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The first film ignited to $30 million domestically and $45 million globally and became a sleeper hit for Universal and Blumhouse, ultimately earning $180 million against a $12 million budget.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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Receivers got hurt and dropped game winners, but also broke records.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The desire among winners, or the mob, to dictate, is intoxicating.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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