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Recent Examples of starlike
Mercury will be the fourth-brightest starlike object after Venus, Jupiter and Sirius.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlike
Adjective
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Kalshi similarly showed an astronomic leap in the Bulls’ odds to trade for Antetokounmpo, nearing +500 late Sunday.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Let’s hope and pray for clear skies because this occultation will be one of the best celestial happenings in 2026!—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The spring brings a defining moment as Mars (celestial ruler of your career sector) conjuncts Saturn in Aries (April 10), activating your third house of communication and strategy.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Many of the iconic works from this time broke precedent by portraying morally ambiguous superheroes who weren’t pure or star-spangled.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
21 July 2022
Adjective
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Our great hope is that today's indirect, astrophysical evidence will someday lead to successful direct detection.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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But what if there's an astrophysical creature that refuses to play by the rules?—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These compounds are important building blocks for living things, and with luminous red novas making such a significant contribution to interstellar dust, these events could have also played a key role in supplying the raw materials needed for life on Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Supernovae can also compress interstellar gas around them, helping form new stars; black hole eruptions can do the same.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Starlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlike. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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