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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
By Paris Wilson December 2, 2025 The Best Place to Glimpse the Eclipse and Northern Lights Is at Sea
Cruise ships are sailing toward next summer's total solar eclipse—and other astral phenomena.
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
Those enhancements would give Nochebuena a colorful astral backdrop.
—James Powel, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Throughout, midnight blues and grays, nebulous reds and oranges, galactic silvers and metallics are all hues that make up this astral collection, symbolizing endings and new beginnings.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
As the astral body journeys from East to West, a journey Tang described as a meeting between the ancient Chinese city of Dengfeng and Ancient Rome, the bird’s eye view yielded elements such as feathers, a smorgasbord of carpet motifs, and heaving baskets of produce left under each seat.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
Those enhancements would give Nochebuena a colorful astral backdrop.
—James Powel, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Throughout, midnight blues and grays, nebulous reds and oranges, galactic silvers and metallics are all hues that make up this astral collection, symbolizing endings and new beginnings.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
As the astral body journeys from East to West, a journey Tang described as a meeting between the ancient Chinese city of Dengfeng and Ancient Rome, the bird’s eye view yielded elements such as feathers, a smorgasbord of carpet motifs, and heaving baskets of produce left under each seat.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astral
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Winning three Oscar nominations, Cruise understandably took pride in his work in Born on the Fourth of July or even Lions for Lambs, but his career didn’t become became celestial until Top Gun.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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For Reynders, that outstanding $670,000 is key to making the math work on an ongoing renovation that will drain the library’s capital reserves.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Ingram’s story is remarkable, and his late-season run was equal parts outstanding, sorely needed and unexpected.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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From private cities to interstellar colonies, tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel have backed experiments designed to operate beyond the borders — and laws — most of us live by.—
Ramtin Arablouei,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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The ratio acts as a record of the chemical environment of 3I/ATLAS' home system, having remained intact throughout the interstellar invader's long journey to the solar system.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The honor of speaking at this distinguished ceremony is usually given to an eminent writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Congressman David Scott moved our state forward over half a century of distinguished public service – from working to bolster farmers and rural communities to putting health care in reach for children across our state.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Valerii was recognized for his prior work in Unit 2 and earned a prestigious award.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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All concierges are members of Les Clefs d’Or, a prestigious global association.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The team held a pre-game ceremony at Truist Park to celebrate Snitker, 70, for his illustrious career and dedication to the franchise.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Vakoch said that among the early proponents of displaying pictures to communicate with extraterrestrials was the illustrious mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The honor of speaking at this distinguished ceremony is usually given to an eminent writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Aztecs are in the 32-team Players Era Festival, the pre-eminent nonconference event over Thanksgiving week in Las Vegas that features many of the nation’s top programs, plus are finalizing a neutral-court game against BYU in the Palm Springs area.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Acclaimed Barcelona interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán was responsible for the interior spaces and he was clearly inspired by the legend of the hotel and some of its most famous guests, including Picasso, Mata Hari, Dalí, Lorca, and Hemingway.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Music zines often had the same format, columns from semi-famous punks, interviews with up-and-coming bands, record reviews, and, always shunted to the back, zine reviews.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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