Thesaurus results for STARLIKE

starlike

adjective

Definition of starlike

as in astronomical

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Recent Examples of starlike When star jasmine blooms in late spring and early summer, a profusion of white, starlike flowers on its evergreen foliage perfumes the entire garden. — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026 Mercury will be the fourth-brightest starlike object after Venus, Jupiter and Sirius. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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Coastal conditions are still dangerous with prolonged winds, elevated wave heights and high astronomical tides.

— Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
This weekend will end with one of October’s final major astronomical events.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of astronomical

Adjective

Despite its sweeping celestial setting, the whole series was constrained, relying on face-to-face conversations in tiny offices to convey plot, and action scenes that often looked like scuffles in a blocky, dark, half-convincing cave.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Lakshmana, supported by Hanuman and Vibhishana (Ravana’s brother who joins Rama’s side), confronts Indrajit and kills him with a celestial arrow.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of celestial

Adjective

Together, these two observations confirmed the origin of an astrophysical neutrino.

— Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Once a year for the next three years, his team will be able to focus JWST onto the faraway astrophysical source of some especially ancient FRB, seeking to break the cosmic distance record yet again.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of astrophysical

Adjective

This revealed a 100 light-year-wide bubble where the jet strikes interstellar gas and dust.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
There is no scientific law against the idea, but nor is there any reason interstellar travel must be impossible.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of interstellar

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