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
Together, these guest stars form a supernova of talent designed to overcome such trivial challenges as coherence through sheer brute force.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
Typically the search for supernovas is done with small telescopes that measure brightness like Zwicky, Miller said, and then larger telescopes like Keck are used to understand the chemical composition of the gas that was ejected by the explosion.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The alert came from an AI program designed to scan the sky for all the supernovas and each morning report on any unusual activity.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Aug. 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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Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
Typically the search for supernovas is done with small telescopes that measure brightness like Zwicky, Miller said, and then larger telescopes like Keck are used to understand the chemical composition of the gas that was ejected by the explosion.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The alert came from an AI program designed to scan the sky for all the supernovas and each morning report on any unusual activity.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Aug. 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
Noun
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My highest priority, now and always, is the well-being and success of our students, teachers, and the staff who support them.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This comes roughly a year after the success of Weaver’s unit during the 2025 season led to interviews with the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears for their head coach openings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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That assumption just took a hit.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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There were big hits and little room for error.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Myers, 35, originally arrived in the Padres’ organization months earlier as one of Preller’s first blockbuster acquisitions as a general manager.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Following her headlining tour for that album, she’s toured off and on with Taylor Swift as Swift’s opening act on select dates of her blockbuster Eras Tour.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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Before Watson’s game-winner, Murray also conjured one of the weirdest clutch buckets of Denver’s season, scooping up a loose ball that had been stripped away from Aaron Gordon and connecting on an awkward midrange floater before the shot clock buzzer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Knausgaard’s narcissism—let’s face it, a common trait in authors—steered him into a creative writing course taught by none other than eventual Nobel winner Jon Fosse, who delivered a scalding workshop critique that echoes in The School of Night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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