North Star

noun

: the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of the earth points

called also polestar

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Rocky Mountain students will move to Cotton Creek, Federal Heights or North Star. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Its students will transition to Cotton Creek, Federal Heights or North Star elementaries. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Seeing where our customers are, that’s really always like our North Star. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 With fulfillment time as the firm’s North Star KPI, the team combined RPA, low-code tools and agentic AI to speed up inbound and outbound logistics, giving AI real autonomy over routing decisions. — Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for North Star

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of North Star was in the 14th century

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“North Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20Star. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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North Star

noun
: the star toward which the northern end of the earth's axis very nearly points

called also polestar

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