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

But that’s exactly what happened, and the area proved to be one of the tournament’s smashing successes.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Hajer said a big driver of the concentration is successful firms investing early in companies like SpaceX or OpenAI, and riding those successes to huge valuation increases.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of successes

Noun

The Padres finished the game with a season-high 11 walks and eight hits, including Sung-Mun Song’s two-out single that drove in two runs in the third and Cronenworth’s RBI single in the fourth.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
The Dodgers got to Pfaadt in the sixth on run-scoring hits from Pages and Betts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026

Definition of hits

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Still, as Norstella’s Chancellor notes, what goes up eventually comes down, and newer breakthroughs are likely to be in more niche areas, like myasthenia gravis, rather than mega-blockbusters for common ailments like rheumatoid arthritis.

— Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Human Vapor‘s screenplay was drafted by Yeon Sang-ho, the Korean auteur behind zombie blockbusters Train to Busan and Colony, writing with his regular collaborator Ryu Yong-jae.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Definition of blockbusters

Noun

Lionel Messi was, for once, not on the scoresheet in the final matchup as Argentina came through 3-1 winners against Switzerland after extra time to set up a tie with England.

— The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The online competition features ice cream shops from across the country in a bracket-style format, with winners advancing through head-to-head matchups based on public voting.

— Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of winners

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