variants
or supernovae
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
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The longtime Border Patrol veteran boasts of his agents’ successes often on social media.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Outside of individual pressure, the wars between K-pop labels have bled into how superfans of the genre interact online, sparring over their favorites’ chart positions and successes.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Little Bear Ridge Road, Metcalf racks up the hits with ease, though the production feels more like watching home run derby than a full game.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Yesavage only allowed three hits and issued no walks in the win.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Finding a viable economic model for these films — which are neither the blockbusters sought after by platforms nor small independent productions, but ambitious works that aim to reach a wide audience — has become increasingly complex.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Gone are the days of blockbusters releases, of long lines forming outside theaters on opening day, of theaters being the only place to see a movie for its first year.—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The winners of those matches move on to the second round of the tournament.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The winners include Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim and self-described democratic socialist who will become the next mayor of New York City, according to NBC News projections.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Supernovas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernovas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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