as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a basketball superstar
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Recent Examples of superstars
Based on recent announcements, several major superstars are set to return for the episode on Netflix.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Kirkpatrick is currently performing alongside other members of his Pop 2000 tour — which features 2000s superstars, like Brad Fischetti from LFO, O-Town, BBMak and Ryan Cabrera.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Contemporary favorites also make the cut, with NBA superstars featured in Starting 5 Season 2 and Giancarlo Esposito leading the new action series Parish.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
An Ethiopian-American musician whose work combines alternative, indie rock and pop, Alemeda is also the youngest act signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), the indie record label that brought the world Kendrick Lamar and currently houses Grammy-winning superstars like SZA and Doechii.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
The California pop-punk superstars of the late ‘90s and early 2000s are back in Kansas City one more time.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Broad cuts like these may mean that the scientific superstars will still walk away with grants, while leaving a field devastated by having parts of this foundation knocked out from under it.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Kirkpatrick is currently performing alongside other members of his Pop 2000 tour — which features 2000s superstars, like Brad Fischetti from LFO, O-Town, BBMak and Ryan Cabrera.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Contemporary favorites also make the cut, with NBA superstars featured in Starting 5 Season 2 and Giancarlo Esposito leading the new action series Parish.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
An Ethiopian-American musician whose work combines alternative, indie rock and pop, Alemeda is also the youngest act signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), the indie record label that brought the world Kendrick Lamar and currently houses Grammy-winning superstars like SZA and Doechii.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
The California pop-punk superstars of the late ‘90s and early 2000s are back in Kansas City one more time.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Broad cuts like these may mean that the scientific superstars will still walk away with grants, while leaving a field devastated by having parts of this foundation knocked out from under it.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superstars
Noun
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Melillo toyed with the idea of working more heavily with celebrities, but decided someone doesn’t necessarily need to have their name in lights to have the kind of reach that will help spread the ATM word.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Goodall inspired and advised world leaders, celebrities, scientists and conservationists.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some weeks, the stars align in all the right ways.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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In contrast with fans of other genres who expect stars to drop a thick new novel every half decade or so, romance readers expect their favorite authors to publish fast and frequently, and writers are typically happy to oblige.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More importantly, both people have to actually want to share the role, which is a trait that doesn’t always align with personalities drawn to being a CEO.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Known for their loud personalities, huskies are no stranger to using their voices, but a video of a senior, deaf husky's silent howl is proving that even without sound, the breed still speaks volumes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dylan Cease, the talented but mercurial right-hander, will take the mound Wednesday afternoon with what figures to be a short leash.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Superstars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superstars. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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