1
as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
gave the astronomy students the assignment of charting astral movement for the next month
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as in outstanding
standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society
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Recent Examples of astral
Last week saw multiple space phenomenon The celestial interlude was preceded last week by a more whimsical astral phenomenon as the moon, Venus and Saturn put a smile on the night sky.
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James Powel, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The cumulative all-encompassing effect is not entirely unlike Bill Irwin’s astral projecting through cable TV.
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Nashville Tennessean 0:00 0:58 For consecutive evenings, Sierra Ferrell transformed the Ryman Auditorium into a rollicking bordello and juke joint inhabiting a timeless location on your local astral plane.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Mar. 2024
The disturbance didn’t come from some astral disaster at the solar system’s doorstep, however.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The cumulative all-encompassing effect is not entirely unlike Bill Irwin’s astral projecting through cable TV.
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Nashville Tennessean 0:00 0:58 For consecutive evenings, Sierra Ferrell transformed the Ryman Auditorium into a rollicking bordello and juke joint inhabiting a timeless location on your local astral plane.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Mar. 2024
The disturbance didn’t come from some astral disaster at the solar system’s doorstep, however.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astral
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Skywatchers will be treated to a striking celestial pairing soon after sunset on Monday, July 7, as the moon passes close to one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Places like Antarctica, Tasmania, and New Zealand sometimes offer glimpses of the elusive southern lights, but one of the most compelling places to witness the celestial event is in Patagonia, the mountainous expanse that straddles southern Argentina and Chile.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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But Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee left a hearing Wednesday with outstanding questions that could take lawmakers months to answer — if not longer.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
10 July 2025
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Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe left frustrated Vinicius Jr had been looking to shine again in the U.S., yet the Brazilian departed with just one goal and one assist to his name from six games, with both his contributions coming in his outstanding performance against Salzburg.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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Other visitors from beyond our solar system Scientists know of only two other interstellar objects that have ever been observed from Earth.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Bruce Yandle is a distinguished adjunct fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and former executive director of the Federal Trade Commission.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Roberts, 64, spoke to PEOPLE exclusively while attending the 46th Annual News Emmy Awards in New York City, where she was inducted into the Silver Circle Honor Society — an accolade that recognizes television professionals with at least 25 years of distinguished service to the industry.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Stanford has no natural ties to the ACC, and life is a lot harder now for the prestigious academic institution because of name, image and likeness, revenue sharing and the transfer portal.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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In spite of difficulties at the festival, Dulac was able to lure prestigious guests to the event over the years, notably Keanu Reeves, Donald Sutherland, Agnès Varda, Brady Corbet, Ari Aster, Lily Gladstone, Joel Edgerton, Ira Sachs and Ben Winshaw.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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The historian-college professor explores Blume’s middle-class, 1950s childhood in New Jersey, to adulthood when her passion for reading turned into an illustrious writing career.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The two legends only played in the same group 38 times during their illustrious careers.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Each year, Central Texas gardeners face eminent heat, drought, floods or freezes, sometimes all four.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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She’s joined by an eminent paleontologist, Dr. Henry Loomis (Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey, who's much less interesting out of knee breaches and buckled shoes), and riverboat captain Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali, always interesting no matter what the role or film).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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The hotel is only steps away from Asteria beach, the most famous swimming spot in the port.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Arguably, the most famous sub-Neptune is K2-18b, an exoplanet which recently made global headlines due to the claim that dimethyl sulfide had been detected in its atmosphere.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Astral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astral. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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