1
as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
the starry light of the firmament on a clear night
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as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years
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Recent Examples of starry
The rest of the starry cast is announced, including two-time Oscar nominee Colman Domingo as Michael’s domineering father Joe Jackson; Nia Long as his mother, Katherine, and Miles Teller as his longtime attorney John Branca, who also serves as a producer on the film.
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
Opening on Thursday, April 23 at Studio 54 in New York City, this starry production leans fully into the show's campy pleasures, delivering plenty of laughs, strong performances and visual flair.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
An outdoor cooking experience is a treat on a starry night.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
The starry gathering, which takes place during the Cannes Film Festival as an official event with attendance from festival leaders, jury members and others, is set for May 17.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
Opening on Thursday, April 23 at Studio 54 in New York City, this starry production leans fully into the show's campy pleasures, delivering plenty of laughs, strong performances and visual flair.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
An outdoor cooking experience is a treat on a starry night.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
The starry gathering, which takes place during the Cannes Film Festival as an official event with attendance from festival leaders, jury members and others, is set for May 17.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starry
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Winning three Oscar nominations, Cruise understandably took pride in his work in Born on the Fourth of July or even Lions for Lambs, but his career didn’t become became celestial until Top Gun.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Guests can also book romantic dinners in the beachside cabanas at sunset with their toes in the soft, powdery sand.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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The lace inset details add a romantic touch, and the body-skimming midi cut works nicely in a more formal setting.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Eventually, the Wolf-Rayet star and its stellar remnant companion will merge to launch an LFBOT.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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The Canes play a ferocious brand of defense that produced two high-end edge rusher draft picks from the 2025 season in Akheem Mesidor and Rueben Bain, and their stellar recruiting along the interior of the defensive line the past few seasons will allow Wilson to get favorable one-on-one matchups.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Scientists typically test candidates one by one, making large-scale discovery impractical.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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And it’s set in a snowy wintertime, which would have been impractical and expensive in live action, but pays all kinds of benefits in terms of staging and mood.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Even slow interstellar probes, traveling at just 1% of the speed of light, could reach us in about 10,000 years—an extremely short timescale in cosmic terms.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Astronomers using radio telescope observations to get an inside look at an interstellar comet have gleaned new insights into when and where the celestial object formed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) will co-star and write original music for the film, and fresh off her Olivier-winning performance in Evita, Zegler will sing original music.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Embiid looked to narrowly avoid another ailment in the final minutes of Saturday’s Game 7 against the Celtics when co-star Tyrese Maxey fell backwards onto the big’s knee, the same one that underwent meniscus surgery in 2024.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Starry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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