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 film is a marital chamber drama that could be too starry for a studio to ignore.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
The Beauty, a sci-fi body-horror series, is Ryan Murphy's latest project with a starry cast.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Playing up the starry backdrop of the 1996 film’s poster, the new look combines the fan-favorite Space Jam theme with traces of another popular Nike, Inc sneaker, the Galaxy Air Foamposite One.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Through the magazine, Leider fostered the starry careers of such renowned critics as Michael Fried, Max Kozloff, Rosalind Krauss, Annette Michelson, Robert Pincus-Witten, Barbara Rose, and Sidney Tillim.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Jan. 2026
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
The Beauty, a sci-fi body-horror series, is Ryan Murphy's latest project with a starry cast.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Playing up the starry backdrop of the 1996 film’s poster, the new look combines the fan-favorite Space Jam theme with traces of another popular Nike, Inc sneaker, the Galaxy Air Foamposite One.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Through the magazine, Leider fostered the starry careers of such renowned critics as Michael Fried, Max Kozloff, Rosalind Krauss, Annette Michelson, Robert Pincus-Witten, Barbara Rose, and Sidney Tillim.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starry
Adjective
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The Hyperia uses an ultra-precise direct-drive tracking system that locks celestial targets in the center of the sensor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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This celestial being may hold the key to ending the brutal conflict, but only if the soldiers can suppress their individual desires and work together.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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While Paris is often framed as endlessly romantic, Wells says the day-to-day realities can be isolating.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Safe to say a breakup album is off the table, as the artist is back in her romantic era.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Carson Soucy scored against the team that traded him 72 hours earlier, Matthew Schaefer got the 14th goal of his stellar rookie year and the New York Islanders defeated the Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tracking the beginning of their secret relationship through Thorpe’s 1979 trial, A Very English Scandal is a stellar lesson in how to use the miniseries format to tease out the bizarre peculiarities of real-life drama.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Unlike classical supercomputers, which excel at simulations and data-heavy tasks, quantum computers operate on fundamentally different principles, enabling new approaches to solving problems that are considered impractical using traditional computing methods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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At first glance, the energy cost of swimming thousands of miles — often without stopping to feed or rest — seems both impractical and impossible.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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Corey Hawkins is set to co-star opposite Mila Kunis in Nightwatching, based on Tracy Sierra’s debut novel, from directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Robbie opened up about kissing co-star Jacob Elordi while chatting with host Jimmy Kimmel.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Starry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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