1
as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
the starry light of the firmament on a clear night
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2
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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Yet these same conditions—distance from anthropogenic light sources, a mountainous altitude above the cloud line, a crisp desert atmosphere—provide the baselines for Rubin to access the faintest of faint celestial objects.—
Michael Jones McKean,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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Related article Largest celestial object of its kind detected in the distant universe The new images represent just over 10 hours of test observations, offering a brief preview of the observatory’s decade-long mission to explore the mysteries of the universe like never before.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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Florals, of course, are fail-proof: romantic, timeless, and seasonally apt.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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Eldest daughter Nancy wrote incisive comic and romantic novels about her social set—as well as a sendup of fascism, Wigs on the Green.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The longest Prime Day ever is around the corner — but Amazon is giving us a preview of the stellar discounts to come.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Capping off a stellar match between two of WWE’s most beloved babyfaces, Rhodes was able to capitalize on Orton’s own decision to expose a turnbuckle to earn himself a WWE Championship match at SummerSlam in August.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
28 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
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The agency would terminate missions currently exploring Jupiter, on the way to study an asteroid, and approaching interstellar space.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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This realization reconfigures the entire book, recasting their ongoing dialogue and seemingly cordial relations as an interstellar jail—and the novel itself into an extended, especially cruel prison sentence.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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