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
Looking for heavy elements Heavy elements are forged in stars and released in powerful supernova explosions within galaxies.
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Lisa Kewley, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
According to our models, when a massive, Population III star reaches the end of its life, its core collapses into a black hole, but the resulting supernova explosion isn’t energetic enough to blow the entire star apart.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Brilliant, like a supernova, then gone.
—Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Losurdo, a doctoral student in materials and plasma physics at the University of Sydney, used simple gases and electricity to re-create conditions usually found in the vicinity of stars and supernovas to produce a tiny amount of cosmic dust.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Kewley, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
According to our models, when a massive, Population III star reaches the end of its life, its core collapses into a black hole, but the resulting supernova explosion isn’t energetic enough to blow the entire star apart.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Brilliant, like a supernova, then gone.
—Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Losurdo, a doctoral student in materials and plasma physics at the University of Sydney, used simple gases and electricity to re-create conditions usually found in the vicinity of stars and supernovas to produce a tiny amount of cosmic dust.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
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When the Red Sox made the playoffs last year the belief was the club had finally taken the next step back toward sustained success and that their five-year rebuild was over.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Four quarters of defensive dominance more than offset one quarter of offensive success for the Lynx on Friday night.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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The Bruins’ lanky center fielder, who was suspended for Friday’s game, came home when Call – a platoon second baseman to begin the year who started in center field on Friday – lined his second hit of the game to left.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
31 May 2026
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Pitchers Jordan Hill and Daleah Cardenas combined to shut out North Georgia on four hits over the first six innings while center fielder Czar Fleischman and All-American shortstop Jillian Albayati homered for the Cougars.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Iron Lung Markiplier, 125 minutes There are blockbusters that made more money, but the success of this film is one of the most interesting film stories of 2026 because it was done entirely outside the studio system.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Conspicuously absent, however, was any kind of major blockbuster premiere.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Those teams square off Saturday in a winner’s bracket game.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
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In the eighth inning, Bella Perez belted a two-run home run for the Heralds that wound up being the game winner.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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