to the stars
idiom
: for famous people
He's made a name for himself as the hairstylist to the stars.
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Attorney to the stars Local sports teams suing one another is provocative, but not as sensational as those six weeks in 1998, when Babcock successfully defended Winfrey in Amarillo, where cattlemen brought suit after her TV show’s episode about mad cow disease.
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The festival’s first week has been marred by a number of incidents in which everyone from its competition jury to the stars of various films have been asked questions about the place of politics in film to their own beliefs about the current state of the world.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
It can also be argued that expanding to the stars would be an insurance plan for humanity against cosmic desire.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
Fashion designer Valentino dies at 93 Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer to the stars, has died at 93.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The festival’s first week has been marred by a number of incidents in which everyone from its competition jury to the stars of various films have been asked questions about the place of politics in film to their own beliefs about the current state of the world.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
It can also be argued that expanding to the stars would be an insurance plan for humanity against cosmic desire.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
Fashion designer Valentino dies at 93 Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer to the stars, has died at 93.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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“To the stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20stars. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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