1
as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
gave the astronomy students the assignment of charting astral movement for the next month
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as in outstanding
standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society
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Recent Examples of astral
For her part, af Klint identified more as a mystic than as an artist, at times claiming to channel the astral plane with her work.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
To her shock, the astral void will respond to her pleas — but not without major consequences.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
These are some of the building blocks of life as well as the basic material that forms planets and other astral bodies.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The deaths of notable people close to eclipses — including French Emperor Louis the Pious on May 5, 840 and the Prophet Mohammad's son Ibrahim on Jan. 27, 632 — further tied negative beliefs to the astral event.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
To her shock, the astral void will respond to her pleas — but not without major consequences.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
These are some of the building blocks of life as well as the basic material that forms planets and other astral bodies.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The deaths of notable people close to eclipses — including French Emperor Louis the Pious on May 5, 840 and the Prophet Mohammad's son Ibrahim on Jan. 27, 632 — further tied negative beliefs to the astral event.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astral
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This is especially true with your celestial ruler, Venus, hovering over your eighth house of mergers and shared investments.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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Mood-wise, this first section is magnificently done (although the celestial spa-music score by the Newton Brothers is a twinkle too much).—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Most impressively, Kohli has been able to tweak his game, batting with more explosiveness at the top of the order to produce an outstanding season for RCB.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The Chicago Bar Association’s award for outstanding lawyer is named in her honor.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The Trump administration proposes terminating the Juno mission, which is the only spacecraft currently orbiting Jupiter, as well as the New Horizons probe that visited Pluto a decade ago and is now blazing a trail toward interstellar space.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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The next several thousand years will see the nebula disperse, according to NASA, as radiation pouring out from the central dying star pushes the material ever outward into interstellar space.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 June 2025
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It’s been a long time since Florida’s university system was put to such disgrace as the Board of Governors did Tuesday in rejecting the distinguished scholar Santa Ono as the lone finalist for president of the University of Florida.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Today, that distinguished tradition continues, with the distillery's current leadership or their cadre of seasoned master tasters personally vetting these casks.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Chapter One The Political Science major at Warren University was a prestigious murder weapon.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Many go on to secure prestigious new projects restoring or reimagining global landmarks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Simón may not have a long, illustrious major league career ahead of him.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The Spaniard won a record 14 titles at the clay-court grand slam during his illustrious career and Roland Garros gave its legendary champion one last special goodbye on Sunday.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Dalla Costa shared her ideas with other feminists, including Selma James, who lived in London and had been married to the eminent cultural historian and Pan-Africanist C. L. R. James.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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The award ceremony was presided over by Silvia Grilli, editor-in-chief of the eminent Italian fashion magazine, Grazia.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Carla Worden via IMDb; Murray Close—Getty Images British child actor Lox Pratt, who is also set to star in the BBC’s upcoming Lord of the Flies series adapted from William Golding’s famous novel, will portray Harry’s schoolmate and nemesis, Draco Malfoy.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
10 June 2025
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For a myriad of reasons—nostalgia among older generations being a major one—famous collections, car shows, and auto museums have proudly displayed vehicles from these eras for quite a long time, highlighting their technological developments and design, as well as the greater culture of the era.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Astral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astral. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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