as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
even a cast of megastars couldn't keep the would-be blockbuster from fizzling at the box office
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Recent Examples of megastar
The show is working its way through Superman lore at its own pace, and serves as a sort of non-DCU replacement for the also non-DCU Superman and Lois, which ended after four seasons in 2024 (and incidentally featured new Obsession megastar, Inde Navarrette, as Lana Lang’s daughter).
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The pop megastar has made her arrival to Game 4, taking a courtside seat across from the Knicks bench.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
At times during his bombastic, table-shaking, enigmatic career, the singer, arranger, musician, and producer came off as a restless indie artist masquerading as a multiplatinum megastar.
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Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
The actress, a megastar in the gaming space who’s now set to play Lara Croft in two new titles coming from Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios, swivels away from her Zoom screen to grab them off a shelf as the light from an uncharacteristically sunny late-April day in London pours in.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The pop megastar has made her arrival to Game 4, taking a courtside seat across from the Knicks bench.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
At times during his bombastic, table-shaking, enigmatic career, the singer, arranger, musician, and producer came off as a restless indie artist masquerading as a multiplatinum megastar.
—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
The actress, a megastar in the gaming space who’s now set to play Lara Croft in two new titles coming from Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios, swivels away from her Zoom screen to grab them off a shelf as the light from an uncharacteristically sunny late-April day in London pours in.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megastar
Noun
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Roberts greets groups of guests and celebrities with enthusiasm, engages them in conversation and poses for pictures.
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For those who have endured it, the lottery curse is more akin to spending a few weeks of your life in celebrity hell.
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The federation has been successful in luring top names like Hakimi, 2026 UEFA Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, but not with others like Spanish star Laime Yamal, who chose to represent the country of his birth.
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Check out the incredible highlights from AJ Dybantsa’s freshman season that have the BYU star poised to compete for the top pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
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The chili brings the comfort-food feel, while the red link gives it a little more kick and personality than your regular dog.
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The biggest of big media — from Amazon to Fox and Tubi to Netflix — are aggressively courting creators for deals as marketers scramble to tap into the heat around personalities who ply their trade on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and the like.
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This year, though, there seems to be a host of superstars bidding for the title.
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And there is also the halo effect of the comics creating superstar artists and helping DC beat Marvel in market share for the first in decades.
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“Megastar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megastar. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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