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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
Today’s Hollywood stars — Taylor Russell, Greta Lee, Anya Taylor-Joy, Alison Oliver, Jisoo, Maude Apatow, Jeff Goldblum, Sabrina Carpenter, to name a few — were in attendance.
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
The Ducks have high-ceiling youngsters blossoming into stars who should be the nucleus of future playoff teams.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
There’s nothing new about Hollywood adaptations featuring profoundly good-looking people, but film stars used to be made to look a bit more… regular, particularly before plastic surgery made the faces of so many A-list actresses look eerily similar.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Still, very few modern pop stars are doing what Mars is doing in making seemingly timeless music with such broad appeal.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The Super Bowl is famed for its halftime show - attracting the world's biggest stars for spectacular performances.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Global stars for the global game Shakira is widely considered as the most successful Latin artist of all time.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Huppert stars in Parallel Lives as Sylvie, an author who in search of inspiration for her new novel spies on her neighbors (Vincent Cassel, Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney) across the street.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Here is a guide to the wellness retreats and hotels owned or co-owned by familiar names — what each property is known for and how the stars got involved.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
The Ducks have high-ceiling youngsters blossoming into stars who should be the nucleus of future playoff teams.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
There’s nothing new about Hollywood adaptations featuring profoundly good-looking people, but film stars used to be made to look a bit more… regular, particularly before plastic surgery made the faces of so many A-list actresses look eerily similar.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Still, very few modern pop stars are doing what Mars is doing in making seemingly timeless music with such broad appeal.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The Super Bowl is famed for its halftime show - attracting the world's biggest stars for spectacular performances.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Global stars for the global game Shakira is widely considered as the most successful Latin artist of all time.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Huppert stars in Parallel Lives as Sylvie, an author who in search of inspiration for her new novel spies on her neighbors (Vincent Cassel, Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney) across the street.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Here is a guide to the wellness retreats and hotels owned or co-owned by familiar names — what each property is known for and how the stars got involved.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars
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In Rubin’s first year alone, scientists expect the observatory to find 1 million undiscovered asteroids — as many as have been documented in the previous 200 years of human history — as well as thousands of comets and billions of stars and galaxies.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
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And Rubin will discover much more than TNOs, too, by virtue of its emphasis on time-domain astronomy—the study of objects such as asteroids, novae, supernovae and active galaxies that move and vary in brightness.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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With just state money at the current funding level, according to Wednesday’s presentation, CMS could only afford 89% of its teachers, 46% of its assistant principals, 60% of its instructional support positions and 58% of its clerical and custodial staff.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Most schools with under 250 students will also lose funding for assistant principals.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Glossip has received public support both nationally and internationally, including from celebrities like Kim Kardashian.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The content surrounding the campaign has drawn praise from a handful of celebrities, including reality star/entrepreneur Paris Hilton, actor Taylor Lautner and celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The results reveal jets carrying energy equal to around 10,000 suns while moving at nearly half the speed of light, offering one of the clearest views yet of how black holes pump energy back into the universe.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Along my walkway and all over my neighborhood, nasturtium flowers are opening like bright orange suns, fragrant lavender is attracting buzzing bees, and rosemary bushes are beginning to brighten with baby blue flowers.—
Senior Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Mitchell said there are plenty of less visible local efforts to boost Memphis artists, such as promoters working to get them on tours with national headliners.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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For the first time ever, the World Cup final will host a Super Bowl-style halftime show, with megawatt headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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While challenges to Putin’s rule are still few and far between, the discontent in Russian society — from online personalities with large social media followings to normally robotic-like supporters in the Russian political system — is beginning to bubble up.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
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Their personas were their personalities.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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Kofman’s article chronicles the path of such ideas from the fringes to the mainstream, outlining their influence on figures such as Peter Thiel, Stephen Miller, and Elon Musk.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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State Department figures show 6,066 — or 99% — of the refugees were from South Africa, while the other three hailed from Afghanistan.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Jung Kook leads all superstars with a trio of wins to his name.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Shakira, Madonna and K-pop superstars BTS will headline the first-ever World Cup final halftime show, FIFA announced in an Instagram post on Thursday.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stars. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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