supergiants

Definition of supergiantsnext
plural of supergiant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supergiants
Noun
  • Since then, along with its fellow detectors Virgo and KAGRA, LIGO has detected gravitational waves from many mergers between pairs of black holes, pairs of ultra-dense neutron stars — and even mixed mergers between a black hole and a neutron star.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 June 2026
  • In the 10 years since then, scientists have detected hundreds of black holes coming together, as well as other extreme cosmic events like neutron stars colliding and black holes merging with a neutron star.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Once orbiting each other, the brown dwarfs would have gradually spiraled closer and closer together, with the gravitational influence of one brown dwarf causing its counterpart to puff out and become less dense.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Writer Steve Phillips’ investments in the race dwarfs spending by any other single donor.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • Mini dwarfs are small-scale race cars with a maximum speed of 34 mph.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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“Supergiants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supergiants. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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