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as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
humankind's dream of stellar navigation is hampered by the vast distances between the stars, even in our own galaxy
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
this miniature palm tree is a stellar example of the art of bonsai
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Recent Examples of stellar
The effect for stellar-mass black holes is vanishingly small but actually gets larger for less massive black holes.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
In our review of this model, we were impressed by its supertabloid sizing, up to 13 by 19 inches, and the output quality is stellar.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The stellar indie cast also includes Jennifer Ehle, Anna Baryshnikov, Noah Centineo, Becky Ann Baker, and Avan Jogia.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
The senior’s stellar year also made her Saugus’ all-time leader in goals scored and assists.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
In our review of this model, we were impressed by its supertabloid sizing, up to 13 by 19 inches, and the output quality is stellar.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The stellar indie cast also includes Jennifer Ehle, Anna Baryshnikov, Noah Centineo, Becky Ann Baker, and Avan Jogia.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
The senior’s stellar year also made her Saugus’ all-time leader in goals scored and assists.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stellar
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From tabletop experiments to atomic clocks to celestial mechanics to gravitational lensing to the formation of the great cosmic web, its success rate is 100%.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Scientists have found a full set of life-building molecules in a nearly pristine asteroid sample, and the discovery suggests that the necessary ingredients to kick-start the evolution of life on Earth may have come from a celestial-body delivery.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Horned Frogs had a mix of air raid and veer-and-shoot principles under Briles, but are expected to move more to a pro-style scheme under Sammis, who had excellent success with that style of offense at UConn.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the pre-show rooms, both real-life actors seen were excellent at interacting with real-life visitors and prerecorded monotone movie stars.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The enrichment of deuterium in 3I/ATLAS also tells us about the interstellar comet's origins.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ryland then unwittingly finds himself on an interstellar mission that includes meeting the alien Rocky.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s a terrific movie buried in a two-and-a-half-hour runtime — which cost him a competition slot at Venice.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Mar. 2026
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Both Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm scored two goals apiece and Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for a terrific win.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cooper’s co-star Erin Doherty also presented the judges’ award to Adolescence producers Stephen Graham, Hannah Walters, and Matriarch Productions, gaining recognition for providing a platform for underrepresented voices — from all cultural backgrounds and social classes — to tell their story.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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Chad Michael Murray is weighing in on the departure of his Sullivan’s Crossing co-star Scott Patterson, who left the Canadian romantic drama series ahead of its recent Season 4 premiere on CTV.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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Looking at art is just as valid right now, so anything from visiting a sculpture gallery to watching a passion-project film would be a superb way to spend today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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So a first question, after this signature collaboration between Rodríguez, Cobos and Corral, is how many others in Spain’s superb youngish cadre of film and TV creators – Sorogoyen, Ruiz de Azúa, the Javis and Laxe, to name just a few – may end up working with Corral.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Comeback cast features new, starry additions like Andrew Scott, Jane Fonda, Abbi Jacobson and John Early, in addition to returning regulars Dan Bucatinsky (also an executive producer), Laura Silverman as indefatigable doc producer Jane and Damian Young as Cherish’s beleaguered husband, Mark.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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The starry guest list also included Dua Lipa, Keke Palmer, Melissa McCarthy, Zoe Saldaña, Patricia Arquette, Adam Lambert, Matthew Lillard, Tiffany Haddish, Dylan Efron, Brandi Carlile, David Geffen, Fran Drescher, Kate Beckinsale, Laverne Cox and Donatella Versace.—
Rance Collins,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Even a spontaneous side order of roasted carrots with pomegranate yogurt is haunting me, in a wonderful way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Jim has a wonderful history with Cannes.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Stellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stellar. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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