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as in galaxy
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights
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as in principal
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
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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as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
the public's endless fascination with stars
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as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
star observations
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as in outstanding
standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
the teacher's star pupil
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as in famous
widely known
looking for star actors to play the leads
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Recent Examples of star
Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Non-football read of the week Independence cross-country star Asher Oates, the defending Class AAA boys state champion, will compete at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain, as one of four under-20 representatives for the U.S. in September.
—Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Advancing to the women’s final Saturday was the Palm Beach Passion, the star Canadian duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson, who took silver in the Paris Olympics.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Astronomers have observed hundreds of planet-forming disks surrounding young stars for years, many of which display gaps in their rings.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Non-football read of the week Independence cross-country star Asher Oates, the defending Class AAA boys state champion, will compete at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain, as one of four under-20 representatives for the U.S. in September.
—Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Co-star Indya Moore, who has been a vocal supporter of Palestine and was arrested at a 2023 New York City protest demanding a ceasefire, also spoke up to answer the question.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Advancing to the women’s final Saturday was the Palm Beach Passion, the star Canadian duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson, who took silver in the Paris Olympics.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star
Noun
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Those dark bands are vast dust lanes in the galaxy, blocking your view of stars behind. Can’t see the Milky Way and its dark bands?—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Scientists say the SPHEREx observatory, which became operational in May, will be able to get a wider view of the Milky Way galaxy – identifying objects of scientific interest that telescopes like Hubble and Webb can then study up close.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The perspective switches from Justine to a cop, Paul (Alden Ehrenreich), to concerned dad, Archer (Josh Brolin), to the school principal, Marcus (Benedict Wong), and petty criminal James (Austin Abrams), who are all pulled into the chaos spiral.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other designers—Valentino, Versace, Oscar de la Renta, to name a few—also successfully courted celebrities, but few had as much success as Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the film, Gaia’s new atlas was used to create cutting-edge timelapse simulations of the movements of celestial objects.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Astronomers have discovered a new celestial object, a compact radio beacon located in the galaxy NGS 4945, about 12 million light-years away.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Five years Signing a left-back was a priority for West Ham, and the 20-year-old Senegal international, one of the outstanding players in the Czech league last season, looks a real prospect.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Goode and Bell make this team because of their special teams contributions, and McClendon’s outstanding training camp earned him an extended stay on Miami’s practice squad.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Eufy Marswalker and RoboVac Omni S2 This is the famous stair climber.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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Beethoven's Ninth, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Some classical music organizations would save Beethoven's famous symphony for the final program of the season to end with a big splash.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mitchell was enamored with the way the Siku paint changed color in the sun, Broekman said, which is what naturally led to the other interior choices of Camelia and Sheer Gray.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the heat of the day, desert-dwelling snakes will retreat into shade or rodent burrows to shield themselves from the scorching sun.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Later, in the third inning, major-league superstar Mike Trout — who returned after missing two games — drew a six-pitch walk.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lady Gaga and Tim Burton chose an island built using pre-Hispanic farming methods in Xochimilco, a tourist area in the south of Mexico City, as the setting to seal a new collaboration between the pop superstar and the famed film director.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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