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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
High jewelry and archival creations have become the lodestar for jewelry brands.
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Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
Behind the name is the story of Gerald Genta, the 20th-century’s lodestar watch designer of pieces such as Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak (1972) and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus (1976).
—Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Each week, return to your lodestar and ask yourself anew: What would my challengers say to me now?
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 Apr. 2025
The great dam at Aswan, which promised electrification and irrigation control, was to be lodestar of the new Egypt.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
Behind the name is the story of Gerald Genta, the 20th-century’s lodestar watch designer of pieces such as Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak (1972) and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus (1976).
—Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Each week, return to your lodestar and ask yourself anew: What would my challengers say to me now?
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 Apr. 2025
The great dam at Aswan, which promised electrification and irrigation control, was to be lodestar of the new Egypt.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodestar
Noun
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Mahan has refused to back down, maintaining that making difficult decisions is necessary to steer San Jose in the right direction.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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However, these trips weren’t undertaken with the aid of a compass, sextant, or even a map.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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That’s when values step in as your internal compass.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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But after Buckingham Palace’s stunning February 2024 announcement that the 76-year-old King was undergoing cancer treatment, the next chapter has come into sharper focus.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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But it is beautifully realized and broadly relatable, with a tight, humane focus on individual people’s ordinary hopes, dreams and fears, set against the backdrop of a particular moment in French social progress.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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