variants
or supernovae
as in hits
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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Dallas rap superstar BigXThaPlug returned to Nashville for a night defined by the crossover appeal of three years of country, rap hits.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Wenceel Pérez becomes an unlikely October redemption story Wenceel Pérez entered this game with only five hits in his past 56 at-bats.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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The actor, who plays the dashing Prince Fiyero in Wicked, has commanded the stage, small screen, and now Hollywood blockbusters—all while maintaining the same approachable charm that first drew audiences to him in the early days of his 30-year career.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Milei, who has led the country since December 2023, is now facing off against several threats to his free market movement, including the recent electoral successes of his Peronist rivals and a depletion of his country’s foreign reserves.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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This year’s offseason did not generate the same successes.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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