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as in galaxies
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights
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as in principals
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on
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as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
the public's endless fascination with stars
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Recent Examples of stars
Some weeks, the stars align in all the right ways.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
In contrast with fans of other genres who expect stars to drop a thick new novel every half decade or so, romance readers expect their favorite authors to publish fast and frequently, and writers are typically happy to oblige.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Its stars know, but their lips are sealed.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Also in attendance were Olympic gold medal gymnast Suni Lee and WWE wrestler Randy Orton, both guest stars on Speed Goes Pro.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Paulson, O’Hare, Bates, Bassett, and Bentley return for this season, which features cameos from past stars Lady Gaga, Wittrock, and Conroy.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Other human stars include Larry Fessenden, Arielle Friedman, Anya Krawcheck and Stuart Rudin.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
But the show's greatest asset is its stars, whose endearing real-life friendship pierces through the play’s inherent despair.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The story of this tournament had been the clashes between fans and Team Europe’s stars, with McIlroy at the center of it.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
In contrast with fans of other genres who expect stars to drop a thick new novel every half decade or so, romance readers expect their favorite authors to publish fast and frequently, and writers are typically happy to oblige.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Its stars know, but their lips are sealed.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Also in attendance were Olympic gold medal gymnast Suni Lee and WWE wrestler Randy Orton, both guest stars on Speed Goes Pro.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Paulson, O’Hare, Bates, Bassett, and Bentley return for this season, which features cameos from past stars Lady Gaga, Wittrock, and Conroy.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Other human stars include Larry Fessenden, Arielle Friedman, Anya Krawcheck and Stuart Rudin.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
But the show's greatest asset is its stars, whose endearing real-life friendship pierces through the play’s inherent despair.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The story of this tournament had been the clashes between fans and Team Europe’s stars, with McIlroy at the center of it.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars
Noun
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From even tiny initial seed fluctuations in the matter density of the Universe, star clusters, galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies, and even larger structures like superclusters began to form.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Understanding them helps astronomers probe how black holes influence their host galaxies, regulating star formation and spreading matter and energy far into intergalactic space.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Schools must follow state mandates on instructional hours, but states typically don’t set strict rules on how long a lunch period should be, so some principals whittle it down to twenty or twenty-five minutes.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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After a week-long nomination period, The Tennessean received four responses from guidance counselors, coaches, teachers and principals.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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Melillo toyed with the idea of working more heavily with celebrities, but decided someone doesn’t necessarily need to have their name in lights to have the kind of reach that will help spread the ATM word.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Goodall inspired and advised world leaders, celebrities, scientists and conservationists.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The images could help scientists further develop theories of how matter behaves in the extreme environments around supermassive black holes, which have masses of millions or even billions of suns and are found at the hearts of all large galaxies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This new black hole, which is as heavy as 50 million suns and is dubbed QSO1, clashes with the old, provisional account of the galaxy formation process, which did not start with black holes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Among the headliners, Wilson is on a roll, in television as well as music.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Last year’s event drew 220,000 people, with headliners Jelly Roll, Keith Urban and Kane Brown.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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More importantly, both people have to actually want to share the role, which is a trait that doesn’t always align with personalities drawn to being a CEO.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Known for their loud personalities, huskies are no stranger to using their voices, but a video of a senior, deaf husky's silent howl is proving that even without sound, the breed still speaks volumes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Based on recent announcements, several major superstars are set to return for the episode on Netflix.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kirkpatrick is currently performing alongside other members of his Pop 2000 tour — which features 2000s superstars, like Brad Fischetti from LFO, O-Town, BBMak and Ryan Cabrera.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dylan Cease, the talented but mercurial right-hander, will take the mound Wednesday afternoon with what figures to be a short leash.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stars. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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