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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
At the time, the former HSMTMTS stars had been broken up for a while, and Bassett moved on with Carpenter.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 June 2026
Statham is one of the world’s most successful action stars, with a global box office surpassing $8 billion across his career with such major franchises as The Meg, Fast & Furious, and The Beekeeper under hie belt.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 June 2026
The Bankhead hosts more than 220 events a year, including local performing arts groups and headline music and comedy stars like LeAnn Rimes, Ruthie Foster, Marc Maron and Jason Alexander.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Davide Costa stars as Cady’s wishy-washy romantic partner Aaron and Ryan Perry Marks is Kevin, the frenetic leader of the school math club.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
From Newmar to Berry to Kravitz, take a look back at the stars who have played live-action iterations of the fan-favorite comic character Catwoman.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Teachers at Fridley Middle still mention that Halverson once trained at the same facility as other local stars, Detroit Lakes’ Adam Thielen and CSP’s Zach Moore.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The Golden Globe nominee stars in the Netflix film as Jackie, who is the president and chief executive officer of an airline named Air Cruz.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 June 2026
Statham is one of the world’s most successful action stars, with a global box office surpassing $8 billion across his career with such major franchises as The Meg, Fast & Furious, and The Beekeeper under hie belt.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 June 2026
The Bankhead hosts more than 220 events a year, including local performing arts groups and headline music and comedy stars like LeAnn Rimes, Ruthie Foster, Marc Maron and Jason Alexander.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Davide Costa stars as Cady’s wishy-washy romantic partner Aaron and Ryan Perry Marks is Kevin, the frenetic leader of the school math club.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
From Newmar to Berry to Kravitz, take a look back at the stars who have played live-action iterations of the fan-favorite comic character Catwoman.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Teachers at Fridley Middle still mention that Halverson once trained at the same facility as other local stars, Detroit Lakes’ Adam Thielen and CSP’s Zach Moore.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The Golden Globe nominee stars in the Netflix film as Jackie, who is the president and chief executive officer of an airline named Air Cruz.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars
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This is where constellations like Leo, Virgo and Coma Berenices host dozens of faint galaxies — most invisible to the naked eye and small optical-only telescopes, even in excellent conditions.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
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Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Then, on Monday night, the district appeared to do an about-face on its initial directions via an email to principals.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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The principals of Midsummer bear more than a passing resemblance to the reality TV casts of the 21st century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Add our favorite white pants to your cart, then keep scrolling for more stylish picks inspired by celebrities.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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People are fixating on celebrities of all kinds, accusing singers of body-positive anthems of being hypocritical, rolling their eyes at athletes promoting weight loss drugs and whispering about the thinness of their favorite movie stars.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 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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Friday’s bill included Baby Keem and Lorde as co-headliners, supported by Japanese Breakfast, Clipse, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, Dominic Fike, Blood Orange, The Dare, Arcy Drive, and Audrey Hobert, among others.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Previous GoldenSky headliners have included Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban and Ashley McBryde.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Those keen on his appointment may well hope his approach to managing the squad’s difficult personalities can unlock a more effective way of motivating Madrid’s galacticos to put in the hard yards.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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One by one, many of the network’s most prominent on-air personalities have made their displeasure known, sinking morale among the rank-and-file and prompting leaks and internal frustration.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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Inspired by figures like Jack Greenberg, the longtime head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Dan chose public service, centering his path on helping the underserved while challenging entrenched systems of inequality.—
Joel Rubin,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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An alliance of prominent French business, publishing and film figures has joined forces to revive one of the most storied venues in Paris cinephilia, with luxury house Chanel serving as lead partner behind the reopening of the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés cinema.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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On a floor featuring superstars like Clark and fellow top pick Aliyah Boston, Burton was the best player in the building.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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This past March, Filipino superstars SB19 and BINI joined the superfan platform, becoming the first P-Pop stars to do so.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stars. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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