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 Doctor used the Vindicator, now a part of the Palace clock, to blast Omega with the power of a billion supernovas, forcing him back into his cage.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 May 2025
Either way, supernovas produce a bevy of elements, from the lighter common ones to the rarer heavier ones.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Both were focused on better understanding the demise of massive stars, but in one, the study was aimed at the sites of past supernovas (like NGC 4900) to estimate the masses of the stars that exploded and learn more about how the powerful events interact with their surroundings.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
These elements are thought to form through a series of nuclear reactions known as the rapid neutron capture process, or r-process, which was long theorized to occur only under extreme conditions such as those in supernovas or neutron star mergers.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 7 May 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 May 2025
Either way, supernovas produce a bevy of elements, from the lighter common ones to the rarer heavier ones.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Both were focused on better understanding the demise of massive stars, but in one, the study was aimed at the sites of past supernovas (like NGC 4900) to estimate the masses of the stars that exploded and learn more about how the powerful events interact with their surroundings.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
These elements are thought to form through a series of nuclear reactions known as the rapid neutron capture process, or r-process, which was long theorized to occur only under extreme conditions such as those in supernovas or neutron star mergers.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
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The Frozen Zoo has notched some reproductive breakthroughs over the years, including in 2023 when researchers were able to successfully freeze sunflower sea star sperm, thaw it and fertilize eggs that resulted in larvae developing with a high rate of success.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Superman became an enormous success, launching the superhero genre and a plethora of TV shows, movies, cartoons and merchandise.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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For those still celebrating the iconic blockbuster's 50th anniversary, this documentary is essential viewing.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The film also had the best Thursday previews year-to-date at $22.5 million, which is ahead of Matt Reeves’ The Batman ($21.6 million in previews) and the blockbuster hit Barbie ($22.3 million).—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Noah Schultz, a left-hander in the Chicago White Sox’s organization, gave up four hits and four runs, including the line-drive home run by De Paula that traveled 416 feet to right-center.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Bello came out after 105 pitches in the top of the seventh and finished with one run allowed over 6.1 innings with six hits, no walks and five strikeouts for his seventh quality start in eight outings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Take it from two-time Grand Slam winner Coco Gauff: Tennis shoes can be effective, stylish, and make a statement.—
Paige Levinson,
SELF,
14 July 2025
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To Golden Bear winner Joseph Haggard, co-founder of Emerald Spirit Botanicals of Willits, being recognized at the fair is a big honor.—
Kat Tran
Updated July 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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