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also loadstar
as in direction
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
a society seemingly with unbridled greed as its only lodestar
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Recent Examples of lodestar
The record, which includes renditions of all the songs on the emo lodestars’ debut, was originally made available on Bandcamp earlier this year, with proceeds going to benefit victims of the California wildfires.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
Normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia thus became the lodestar of Biden’s Middle East policy.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2025
Martin's 'One Love' entreaties come from the heart, as a long-ago meeting revealed
Martin seems to be the lodestar for this big love vibe.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Cameras are still Rita’s lodestar, as well as an honored connection to her mother in this latest installment.
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
Normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia thus became the lodestar of Biden’s Middle East policy.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2025
Martin's 'One Love' entreaties come from the heart, as a long-ago meeting revealed
Martin seems to be the lodestar for this big love vibe.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Cameras are still Rita’s lodestar, as well as an honored connection to her mother in this latest installment.
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodestar
Noun
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The 50-week moving average in July crossed above the 200-week moving average, indicating that an upward direction of trend may now be in place.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And radical, if coming from any direction, is not good.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fast-forward 2,000 years, and the cultural compass has completely flipped.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is the compass that gives you direction in life.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The world champion stated that her next focus is to win the 200-meter dash in the coming days.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The focus was on now, on later today, or this weekend.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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