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as in galaxy
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights
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as in principal
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on
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as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
the public's endless fascination with stars
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as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
star observations
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as in outstanding
standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
the teacher's star pupil
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as in famous
widely known
looking for star actors to play the leads
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Recent Examples of star
Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Myke Towers’ New Soccer Initiative Myke Towers’ Young Kingz Foundation and soccer star David Villa’s DV7 Academy officially kicked off their global partnership earlier this weekend.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 24 May 2025
John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum, Daniel Gafford and Olivier-Maxence Prosper were inactive for the Mavericks, but star big man Anthony Davis made his first start since Feb. 8.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
It was recently reported by THR that the pop star is also facing financial pressures due in part to a pause in his musical output as a solo artist.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Myke Towers’ New Soccer Initiative Myke Towers’ Young Kingz Foundation and soccer star David Villa’s DV7 Academy officially kicked off their global partnership earlier this weekend.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 24 May 2025
Adjective
Jon Conahan of Athlon Sports recently predicted the Braves would swing a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox in order to replace Profar with star Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum, Daniel Gafford and Olivier-Maxence Prosper were inactive for the Mavericks, but star big man Anthony Davis made his first start since Feb. 8.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star
Noun
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The alignment of the three galaxies creates a type of gravitational lens called an Einstein ring.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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Is no one gonna talk about how galaxy gas came out of no where and is being MASS marketed to black children?—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school district announced that Wilson was hired to be the next principal at Boswell High School after the current principal, Vaughn Flagler, was hired as assistant superintendent for human resources in the Anna school district.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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He was charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office and is being held on $1.1 million bond.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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Both casinos will offer new Italian restaurants in partnership with Giada De Laurentiis, and food halls featuring the first suburban locations for Antique Taco and Pretty Cool Ice Cream, as well as Lucky Goat, a new burger restaurant by celebrity chef Stephanie Izard.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The burger topping is prompting reaction from some celebrity chefs, including Andrew Zimmern, who recently shared his opinions with TMZ about Diddy's unusual preference.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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How to watch the Milky Way shine bright in the sky? Steer away from light pollution and bright moon phases, as this contributes to the Milky Way’s fainter stars and celestial features fading into the night.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Thursday, May 22: Moon Meets Saturn About 45 minutes before sunrise, look low in the eastern sky for a lovely celestial scene: a 30%-lit waning crescent moon appearing just three degrees from the ringed planet, Saturn.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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That’s the number of borrowers with outstanding federal student loan debt as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Education.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Vega, who customized cars, had owned the business, but then Ramirez, who did auto body work, took it over in an agreement to resolve Vega’s outstanding debts to him.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The most famous example of the last phenomenon is MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, who was a congressman while Biden was still in the Senate.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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Among Neutra’s most famous works is the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, commissioned by the same family that hired Wright to design Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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Instead of being absorbed into the skin, the minerals physically deflect and block the sun’s rays.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Now scientists are finding the sun’s rays could truly help to quash some autoimmune diseases.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The Thunder’s relentless defense stifled the Timberwolves, especially in the second half, and limited Minnesota superstar Anthony Edwards to a meager 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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While Clapton was already a superstar at the time and big things were expected, few could have predicted just how massive the title would become.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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