supergiant
noun
su·per·gi·ant
ˈsü-pər-ˌjī-ənt 
: something that is extremely large
especially
: a star of very great intrinsic luminosity and enormous size
supergiant
adjective
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Significantly more massive stars become supergiants, destined to violently die in supernovae.
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Big Think, 9 Mar. 2026
For instance, not all red supergiants shed their outer layers as their cores contract to become yellow hypergiants.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
With it, Venezuela’s transformation to a petroleum supergiant had begun — for better or worse.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
All three of its contingent stars are huge, hot, blue supergiant stars at vastly different distances from the solar system:
Alnitak: 1,260 light-years.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Big Think, 9 Mar. 2026
For instance, not all red supergiants shed their outer layers as their cores contract to become yellow hypergiants.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
With it, Venezuela’s transformation to a petroleum supergiant had begun — for better or worse.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
All three of its contingent stars are huge, hot, blue supergiant stars at vastly different distances from the solar system:
Alnitak: 1,260 light-years.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Supergiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supergiant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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