supernova

noun

ˌsü-pər-ˈnō-və How to pronounce supernova (audio)
Definition of supernovanext
as in success
a person or thing that is successful tragically, a shoulder injury cut short the pitching career of one of baseball's brightest supernovas

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Recent Examples of supernova 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 Over the course of its five-year mission, the Roman telescope will capture images of the Milky Way, survey the entire sky and observe supernova explosions that occurred as far as 8 billion years ago. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 There are a few ways these stars can get kicked up to these speeds, but one is to orbit a star that goes supernova. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 Taken altogether this means SN 2026gzf isn’t just a rare supernova. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supernova
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
  1. success
  2. hit
  3. blockbuster
  4. winner
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  • Opened in 2023 in the Westchester town of Harrison, this all-day cafe from sisters (and NYC natives) Charlotte and Carrie Denoyer quickly took off in part due to the runaway success of the wide-ranging menu's burger.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • If enough people use these tools, humans without them will have little chance of success.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of success
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  • Suzuki got his 234th hit, breaking the previous rookie mark set by Shoeless Joe Jackson with Cleveland in 1911.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • With Cregger’s Resident Evil movie now out and a hit, this is the filmmaker’s next movie to go.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit
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  • These sequences are no less contrived than the rest of this malformed blockbuster, but their growing emphasis on performativeness helps to paint a target that Iñárritu actually knows how to hit.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The tribute to the singer, who died a decade ago on Christmas, commemorates the upcoming 40th anniversary of his 1987 blockbuster debut solo album, Faith.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of blockbuster
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  • If the season ended today, Atlanta would host Philadelphia in one best-of-three wild-card round, with the winner taking on the Dodgers.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Musicians Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, Saturday Night Live’s Sarah Sherman, Oscar winner and indefatigable activist Susan Sarandon, and Einbinder all showed up to rebuke the speech, citing the UN’s own labeling of Israel’s war on Gaza a genocide.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of winner

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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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