SUPERNOVAE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

supernovas

noun

variants or supernovae

plural of supernova

as in successes

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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Noun

Investors are also curious to hear more about the Starship rocket launches after some hurdles – and successes – in July.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Investing in areas across finance, technology and real estate, as well as diverse sustainability initiatives in areas such as urban development and renewable energy, requires constant reinvention, rather than remaining focused on past successes.

— David Henkin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of successes

Noun

Perkins allowed six runs and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings as the A's have lost 11th straight series for just the third time in the last 110 seasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Springs allowed four hits, five walks and two runs in four innings and fell to 0-11 in his last 18 starts.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hits

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This week, a handful of the band’s classic blockbusters continue to sell well enough to appear across a variety of rosters.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
None of these qualify as blockbusters, but with the trade deadline next Monday, the first cracks in the dam have sprung leaks.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of blockbusters

Noun

There are also plenty of trainers – two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert among them – who rarely balk at running Derby winners back two weeks later in the Preakness.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
By contrast, the clearest long-term winners treated the creation of customer value as primary and used digital technology, and later AI, as means to that end.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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