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- star observations
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- the teacher's star pupil
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- looking for star actors to play the leads
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star
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of star (Entry 2 of 2)
- it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights
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- when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on
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- star turn
- [chiefly British]
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- the public's endless fascination with stars
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- cause célèbre
- (also cause celebre),
- celeb,
- celebrity,
- figure,
- icon
- (also ikon),
- light,
- luminary,
- megastar,
- name,
- notability,
- notable,
- notoriety,
- personage,
- personality,
- somebody,
- standout,
- superstar,
- VIP
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“Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star. Accessed 9 Apr. 2020.
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