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
She has since been photographed next to plenty of starry faces, from bestie Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney to Jake Gyllenhaal and Bad Bunny.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Ground-hugging varieties like ‘Angelina’ or ‘Firecracker’ braid a tapestry of starry flowers in the toughest parking strip or rock garden.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 11 May 2026
The quirky, all-ages murder mystery features a starry ensemble including Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson and Nicholas Braun, as well as the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall and Patrick Stewart as the sheep who try to figure out who murdered their shepherd.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
One of the first and most consistent of these starry tables is Dattilo, on the Ceraudo family farm and organic winery a 30-minute drive north of Crotone on Calabria's Ionian coast.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Ground-hugging varieties like ‘Angelina’ or ‘Firecracker’ braid a tapestry of starry flowers in the toughest parking strip or rock garden.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 11 May 2026
The quirky, all-ages murder mystery features a starry ensemble including Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson and Nicholas Braun, as well as the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall and Patrick Stewart as the sheep who try to figure out who murdered their shepherd.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
One of the first and most consistent of these starry tables is Dattilo, on the Ceraudo family farm and organic winery a 30-minute drive north of Crotone on Calabria's Ionian coast.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starry
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Instead of cramming an itinerary, dark sky travelers often build trips around a single celestial event or a multi-night stay somewhere remote enough to actually see the stars.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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Dark sky tourism is travel built around visiting places with little to no light pollution, where visitors can clearly see stars, the Milky Way, meteor showers, auroras and other celestial events.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 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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Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in 2012, and Voyager 2 followed suit six years later.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Instead, the interstellar medium is dominated by gas, and mostly hydrogen gas at that, but in the warmer, more diffuse regions of space, that gas becomes ionized, rendering it into a plasma.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Upon accepting the International win, Rogen dedicated the honor to late co-star and comedy legend Catherine O’Hara.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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Cooper’s co-star Christine Tremarco, who played his mother in the show, also won the BAFTA TV award for best supporting actress on Sunday night.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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“Starry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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