as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a basketball superstar
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Recent Examples of superstar
Peterson doesn’t have to be a superstar every night for the Jayhawks.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Lorenzo Bertelli of Prada, Alessandro Michele of Valentino, and the superstar principal dancer at La Scala, Roberto Bolle, also addressed an audience of Italian fashion’s leading lights.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Bell is a Grammy-winning classical superstar violinist.
—Adam Bell
february 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
The superstar performer is booked to headline Curebound Concert for Cures, scheduled to take place at Petco Park on May 15.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Lorenzo Bertelli of Prada, Alessandro Michele of Valentino, and the superstar principal dancer at La Scala, Roberto Bolle, also addressed an audience of Italian fashion’s leading lights.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Bell is a Grammy-winning classical superstar violinist.
—Adam Bell
february 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
The superstar performer is booked to headline Curebound Concert for Cures, scheduled to take place at Petco Park on May 15.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superstar
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The Lightning entered on a 22-game winning streak, focused on defense and led by a senior point guard worthy of a duel against the Knights’ star point guard.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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Will Rogers, a newspaper columnist and vaudeville monologuist—an influencer of the nineteen-tens and twenties—became a movie star who essentially played himself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Villa Maçakızı, popular with A-list celebrities, is one of the best established.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a new interview, the model and reality TV personality reflects on the often-meme'd moment from 2010's cycle 14, which saw Tyra Banks' cast of model hopefuls dodge the menacing pendulums that wobbled back and forth as contestants navigated the runway.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Those who served the couple remember Hackman’s kind personality.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Superstar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superstar. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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