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as in galaxy
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights
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as in principal
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on
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as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
the public's endless fascination with stars
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as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
star observations
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as in outstanding
standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
the teacher's star pupil
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as in famous
widely known
looking for star actors to play the leads
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Recent Examples of star
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
No, in his photographic selfies, Eli Fuchs was simply a young Brooklyn dude trying to create an idealized image of himself—to picture himself as a star.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
Brecher's image captured spectacular detail in the sweeping spiral arms of the 260,000 light-year-wide galaxy gleaming with the intense light of star formation.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The farm had a average Yelp rating of five stars.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
No, in his photographic selfies, Eli Fuchs was simply a young Brooklyn dude trying to create an idealized image of himself—to picture himself as a star.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The Man on the Inside event will include a screening of a Season 2 episode followed by a conversation with Schur, Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Danson’s wife and Season 2 co-star/love interest.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
Brecher's image captured spectacular detail in the sweeping spiral arms of the 260,000 light-year-wide galaxy gleaming with the intense light of star formation.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Revealing a whopping 780,000+ galaxies, some would inevitably be co-aligned with background objects.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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Comet Lemmon, a green comet from outside of our galaxy, was discovered in January 2025.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When a school principal (Ashley Padilla) and a teacher (Mikey Day) reprimand a student (Hernandez) for disturbing drawings of him attacking the principal, the student’s father (Bad Bunny) comes in, and Padilla’s principal, immediately smitten, changes course to hitting on the student’s father.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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Each episode explores how Taylor shattered Hollywood’s glass ceiling, built a billion-dollar business empire, and transformed celebrity activism through her pioneering work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mules have been trending recently, both on and off the runway as well as with celebrities reaching for the style for red carpet appearances.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Between them stretches the long expanse of the table—a zone of tension, where the celestial mission of knowledge collides with the earthly reality of budgets.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Towards the middle of the month, your celestial ruler, Venus, steps in, reminding you to prioritize your self-love rituals, as there is magic in your devotion.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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At EZCorp, which operates hundreds of EZPawn shops across the United States, the pawn loans outstanding and overall revenue hit record highs during the second quarter.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to the Education Data Initiative, the average millennial had an outstanding student loan balance of $40,438 in 2023.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fazit Beauty — made famous when Swift wore the company's glitter freckles to a Chiefs game — has $15 showgirl looks.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, Markey easily won reelection over Joe Kennedy, who was finishing up eight years in the House and sports one of the two most famous names in American politics, along with the Bushes, in the Democratic primary.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Camellias tolerate full sun but benefit from afternoon shade.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Fans decked out in style of their idol Chappell Roan crowded in to be some of the first to get onto the National WWI Museum and Memorial grounds to see the first of the pop superstar’s two concerts there.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
4 Oct. 2025
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Eugenio Derbez has been a bankable comedy superstar in Spanish-language markets for more than 30 years.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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