superstar
noun
su·per·star
ˈsü-pər-ˌstär 
1
: a star (as in sports or the movies) who is considered extremely talented, has great public appeal, and can usually command a high salary
Hollywood superstars
a superstar quarterback
The notion that superstars are protected by NBA refs is neither a new nor a particularly farfetched one.—
Jack McCallum
Jack McCallum2
: one that is very prominent or is a prime attraction
From Wolfgang Puck to Alice Waters, America's leading chefs have become superstars.—Marian Burros
Marian BurrosWith that the judge sentenced the one time superstar investor to three years in prison for his role in the largest insider-trading scandal in history.—Time Magazine
Time MagazineChardonnay is the superstar among white-wine grapes …—Barbara Ensrud
Barbara EnsrudExamples of superstar in a Sentence
a basketball superstar
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The Latin pop superstar will make history as the first Latin American male artist to headline the halftime show, as well as the first to perform entirely in Spanish.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 8 Feb. 2026
Global superstar Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was announced as the Super Bowl 60 halftime performer last year and is making history as the first predominantly Spanish-language artist to headline the halftime show.
—Samantha Neely, Florida Times-Union, 8 Feb. 2026
Antetokounmpo is the latest in a growing number of NBA superstars to venture into soccer club ownership.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Por un álbum en español, the language that could get even him a global superstar arrested, abused, and quite possibly shot.
—Sucio Smash, VIBE.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 8 Feb. 2026
Global superstar Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was announced as the Super Bowl 60 halftime performer last year and is making history as the first predominantly Spanish-language artist to headline the halftime show.
—Samantha Neely, Florida Times-Union, 8 Feb. 2026
Antetokounmpo is the latest in a growing number of NBA superstars to venture into soccer club ownership.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Por un álbum en español, the language that could get even him a global superstar arrested, abused, and quite possibly shot.
—Sucio Smash, VIBE.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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superstar
noun
su·per·star
ˈsü-pər-ˌstär
: a star (as in sports or the movies) who is considered extremely talented, has great public appeal, and can usually command a high salary
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