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
In the meantime, McDavid is going to get some questions about his ability to go supernova in big games that have historic importance.
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Aging supernovas To reach their conclusions, the researchers analyzed a sample of 300 galaxies containing Type 1a supernovas and posited that the dimming of distant exploding stars was not only due to their moving farther away from Earth, but also due to the progenitor star’s age.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
Most examinations of supernovas begin after this initial phase, but SN 2024ggi was different.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
Even though novas are exceptionally bright, supernovas are brighter—reaching billions of times brighter than the sun at their peak.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Aging supernovas To reach their conclusions, the researchers analyzed a sample of 300 galaxies containing Type 1a supernovas and posited that the dimming of distant exploding stars was not only due to their moving farther away from Earth, but also due to the progenitor star’s age.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
Most examinations of supernovas begin after this initial phase, but SN 2024ggi was different.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
Even though novas are exceptionally bright, supernovas are brighter—reaching billions of times brighter than the sun at their peak.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
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More unnerving, though, were similar comments from cooks and fans who haven’t achieved the same levels of fame and success.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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But with senior Jaxon Sneed, the emergence of freshman Joseph Creal III and a flurry of players stepping up, the Jags maintained their success.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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One of just two opponents to score more than four runs off him last year, the Braves charged him with a season-high seven earned runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings at Fenway Park on May 18.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Aaron Judge doubled and Pete Crow-Armstrong and Brice Turang each had two hits as the United States beat Canada 5-3 on Friday night to reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Reynolds hadn’t been at all familiar with Bradford’s blockbuster nor with the record-breaking television version that played in a pre-internet age to close to 14 million tuning in to watch the original miniseries with Kerr and Seagrove.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Coogler already made his point that people will show up for original blockbusters.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Big 12 player of the year hit the game-winner from the right side — while also falling to his right with the Cyclones’ Killyan Toure closely guarding.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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Chilean architect Smiljan Radić Clarke has been named the winner of the 2026 Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honor.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2026
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