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also loadstar
as in direction
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
a society seemingly with unbridled greed as its only lodestar
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Recent Examples of lodestar
David Lynch, whose death was announced Thursday, was my motion picture lodestar.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
The question now is what, if anything, should replace 1.5 as a lodestar for nations’ climate aspirations.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
What if Brooks, rather than Pacino, had been his lodestar?
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The versatile, always-all-in Mars is a worthy lodestar for Rosé and Rosie, an album that whirls through 21st-century pop idioms with aplomb even as its heroine ruminates on heartache and anxiety.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
The question now is what, if anything, should replace 1.5 as a lodestar for nations’ climate aspirations.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
What if Brooks, rather than Pacino, had been his lodestar?
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The versatile, always-all-in Mars is a worthy lodestar for Rosé and Rosie, an album that whirls through 21st-century pop idioms with aplomb even as its heroine ruminates on heartache and anxiety.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodestar
Noun
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Vision also became the name of the game, since looking in the direction of the slide helped to bring our hands into the right steering angle more naturally.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The orchestra has no music director to push it in this or that direction.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another powerful framework is to use a career compass instead of a career map.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Think of fair conduct as your organization’s compass.—
Shivali Kukreja,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fudd said the Huskies will celebrate the win Friday night, but then the focus will shift.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Kansas City Star (660) 254-1083 Kendrick Calfee covers breaking news for The Kansas City Star with a focus on public safety.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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