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Recent Examples of starry In the days since, we’re seen celebrities nursing sore heads from the after-parties and exiting The Mark and The Carlyle hotels to jet back to LA or their NYC brownstones, or powering through to their other starry engagements. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 May 2025 Thom Browne tailored a starry group for Monday night’s Met Gala. Many of those A-list guests gathered for a group portrait in their custom looks by the American luxury designer as the Thom Browne class portrait has become something of an annual tradition at New York’s Pierre Hotel. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025 Comments One of the most thrilling heists in film history required one of the starriest casts ever assembled. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025 George Clooney, Mia Farrow and Sadie Sink were all recognized for their work in an unusually starry Broadway season. Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for starry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starry
Adjective
  • How to watch the Milky Way shine bright in the sky? Steer away from light pollution and bright moon phases, as this contributes to the Milky Way’s fainter stars and celestial features fading into the night.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Within weeks of Molly’s arrival in Ireland, her relationship with Jason evolved from professional to romantic.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • Monteith, who was Michele's costar and romantic partner, died of an overdose in 2013.
    EW.com, EW.com, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, Blue Ivy has been blowing fans away with her fierce performances and stellar moves throughout the show.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • After a stellar back-and-forth battle, Valkyria, fighting through what Raw announcer Michael Cole speculated was a broken nose, surprised Lynch with a quick and crafty pin to beat her former mentor.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.
    Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of the strongest evidence that points to the existence of a planet within the outskirts of the solar system is the activity within the Kuiper Belt, an unusual clustering of icy bodies -- including comets and dwarf planets -- which stretches from Neptune and outward toward interstellar space.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025
  • Just because a volatile molecule is in a comet or the interstellar medium doesn’t mean much for a planetary atmosphere, Nikku Madhusudhan, the paper’s lead author and an astrophysicist at the university of Cambridge in the U.K., tells me via email.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Now 6, McCullough's son will testify during the trial and could prove to be the star witness for prosecutors.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Fast evaluation If Hunter lives up to the hype of a star two-way player for most of a decade, the trade compensation will likely be an afterthought.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Starry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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