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
The experience starts in space, taking visitors on a journey through constellations, supernovas and, eventually, the planets of the solar system.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
The Fireworks Galaxy's nickname stems from the 10 observable supernovas seen brightening its expanse over the past century; for comparison, our galaxy is only expected to manifest one or maybe two such events over the same period of time.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Edges nearly everywhere outside of not having a supernova like Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl on their team instead.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Astronomers have discovered a rare pair of white dwarfs destined to explode in a spectacular supernova in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
The Fireworks Galaxy's nickname stems from the 10 observable supernovas seen brightening its expanse over the past century; for comparison, our galaxy is only expected to manifest one or maybe two such events over the same period of time.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Edges nearly everywhere outside of not having a supernova like Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl on their team instead.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Astronomers have discovered a rare pair of white dwarfs destined to explode in a spectacular supernova in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
Noun
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The ability to constantly adapt, without losing sight of the core problem being solved, is what separates success from failure.—
Joseph Nathan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Some pandemic-era bakers like Twins That Cook have turned longstanding hobbies into businesses, while others like Last Crumb have found success by building buzz and a feeling of exclusivity.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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In a blockbuster trade, the NFL and ESPN formally announced their billion-dollar agreement that will see ESPN acquire NFL media assets — including NFL Network, linear distribution rights to RedZone and NFL Fantasy — in exchange for the NFL receiving a 10% ownership stake in ESPN.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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Watch it here: Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Eagleson gave up six hits; reliever Leah Michalowski, who came in in the fifth inning with two outs, allowed two hits and gave up two runs.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Rogers — one of the marquee relievers the Mets acquired before last week’s trade deadline — surrendered three hits in the seventh inning, including a two-out, go-ahead RBI single to Steven Kwan that proved to be the game-winner.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Previous winners of the Icon Award, selected by the Music Photography Awards’ judging panel, include Jill Furmanovsky in 2024, Henry Diltz in 2023, and Eric Johnson in 2022.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The winner of the EIFF 2025 Competition, known as the Sean Connery Prize, takes home £50,000 to support future projects.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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