1
as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
the starry light of the firmament on a clear night
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as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years
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Recent Examples of starry
The starry cast included Matthew Lillard as the sleazy TV star that Zach's girlfriend dumps him for, as well as Gabrielle Union, Anna Paquin, Kieran Culkin, and the late Paul Walker.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 30 May 2025
While the naked manicure trend has been reigning supreme among celebrities, Dua Lipa has forwent the current nail artless aesthetic for something altogether more starry and summer-ready.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 May 2025
And Washington couldn’t afford to miss a performance of the starry revival of the beloved Shakespearean tragedy, which has broken box office records.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Solo Leveling was the big winner Sunday night at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, taking home anime of the year, best action, best new series, and multiple performance and music honors in a starry ceremony that brought together anime’s most passionate global fans.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2025
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 30 May 2025
While the naked manicure trend has been reigning supreme among celebrities, Dua Lipa has forwent the current nail artless aesthetic for something altogether more starry and summer-ready.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 May 2025
And Washington couldn’t afford to miss a performance of the starry revival of the beloved Shakespearean tragedy, which has broken box office records.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Solo Leveling was the big winner Sunday night at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, taking home anime of the year, best action, best new series, and multiple performance and music honors in a starry ceremony that brought together anime’s most passionate global fans.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starry
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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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Research published in Journal of Personality in 2016 shows that, in romantic relationships, conditional approval (even when masked as praise) undermines relationship quality by threatening your sense of autonomy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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His romantic relationship with Capt. Batel (Melanie Scrofano) is a particularly great way to further explore dimensions of both characters.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
14 June 2025
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Hunter Brown struck out a career-high 12 batters across seven stellar innings before Cam Smith collected the first walk-off hit of his major-league career.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff Ballerina continued to struggle in its second weekend, at least in the U.S., despite stellar audience exits and solid reviews.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2025
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Adding more throughput is unwieldy and impractical.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Maison Irem Pearl Bow Shoe Charms While swapping standard nylon laces for pearl strands might be an impractical venture, clipping on two little pearl bows at your sneakers’ centers is an effortless maneuver that will pay dividends in sheer beauty.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Rick Pitino infamously benched his star wing RJ Luis in the final minutes of St. John’s second-round NCAA tournament loss to Arkansas, but Luis still had a great season, winning Big East Player of the Year and consensus All-American honors.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Arguably the biggest transaction of the offseason for the Kansas City Chiefs was star tight end Travis Kelce pushing off retirement and deciding to come back for his 13th NFL season.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Starry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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