Thesaurus results for SUPERGIANT

supergiant

noun

Definition of supergiant

as in supernova

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Recent Examples of supergiant For instance, there are more than 30 supergiant fields, each holding 5 billion barrels or more of oil, around the Persian Gulf. — Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026 With it, Venezuela’s transformation to a petroleum supergiant had begun — for better or worse. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 Apep also includes a third star, a massive supergiant. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025 The companion orbits Betelgeuse once every five to six years, sweeping through the red supergiant’s outer atmosphere. — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for supergiant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for supergiant

Noun

Like all neutron stars, the pulsar component of NGC 362D was born when a star with between eight and 12 times the mass of the sun died in a massive supernova explosion.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
If Chicago had not gone full supernova on Sunday, Baltimore’s offense would be the biggest fantasy story.

— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of supernova

Noun

This revealed that the white dwarf in this binary system is the youngest white dwarf ever seen to be partnered with a millisecond pulsar.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The pulsar ties back to early research on the phenomenon, which had scientists wondering if their signals were signs of alien life.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of pulsar

Noun

Sunny skies and light winds, which will shift from variable to east and then southeast, will help temperatures climb to around 75 degrees Monday afternoon.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Climate Central scientist Zachary Labe notes that forecasting the weather is complex and variable, which makes such predictions tricky.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of variable

Noun

Geese did something similar with last year’s Getting Killed, their own neutron star of an album, gobbling up the tangled lineages of rock, punk, and drone music in New York City with the ravenous appetites of kids weaned on the infinite scroll.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
The same happens with a newborn neutron star but on a much grander scale; some pulsars have been measured to spin in excess of 700 times per second.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of neutron star

Noun

The twinkling point of light to the moon's upper left is the binary star system Alpha Virginis, also known as Spica, which shines as the brightest point in the constellation Virgo.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The study has major implications for studying binary star systems as well.

— Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026