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as in galaxies
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 principals
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 celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
the public's endless fascination with stars
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Recent Examples of stars
Meanwhile, the Vega system has scant evidence for any planets at all, leading many to suspect that the conventional planet formation story doesn’t work for rapidly rotating stars.
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Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
The Met also provides a dramatic backdrop for rising style stars to break out.
—Erika Harwood, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The reality dating series, from the creators of Love Is Blind, brings together former reality dating show stars to compete in challenges and test their compatibility.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The movie also re-teams Hacksaw Ridge co-stars Worthington and Bracey — who wrote the screenplay with Johnny McCoy and Timothy Burnett — with director Kriv Stenders, and producers John and Michael Schwarz, following their Vietnam war action epic Danger Close.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The league will still get the obvious stars.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Her songs in the film — written by Charli xcx, Jack Antonoff, and FKA twigs, who also co-stars — also have real pop bona fides.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Loiseau was cited as one of the main inspirations for the character of Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille, the chef who dies of a broken heart after a scathing review by food critic Anton Ego leads to the loss of one of his stars.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
And what do stars discuss, anyway?
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
The Met also provides a dramatic backdrop for rising style stars to break out.
—Erika Harwood, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The reality dating series, from the creators of Love Is Blind, brings together former reality dating show stars to compete in challenges and test their compatibility.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The movie also re-teams Hacksaw Ridge co-stars Worthington and Bracey — who wrote the screenplay with Johnny McCoy and Timothy Burnett — with director Kriv Stenders, and producers John and Michael Schwarz, following their Vietnam war action epic Danger Close.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The league will still get the obvious stars.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Her songs in the film — written by Charli xcx, Jack Antonoff, and FKA twigs, who also co-stars — also have real pop bona fides.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Loiseau was cited as one of the main inspirations for the character of Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille, the chef who dies of a broken heart after a scathing review by food critic Anton Ego leads to the loss of one of his stars.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
And what do stars discuss, anyway?
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars
Noun
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Some even suggested galaxies could still be chock-full of gas but somehow not forming stars, which would be a real head-scratcher for anyone trying to understand stellar nurseries.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Scientists are using Nvidia GPUs to examine the data and regularly discovering the oldest galaxies in the universe.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Aside from some bland staging, the principals aren’t the problem.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Terms of the deals were not disclosed, but principals described them as versions of a classic revenue-sharing arrangement, with additional provisions for promotion.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Joining them this time around is a succession of celebrities making chic cameos — some significant, some all too brief.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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But there is plenty of action happening on the Met Gala red carpet—where celebrities make bold fashion statements, sometimes wildly interpreting that year’s dress code and other times bringing along a prop.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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Its star-making factories, once churning out millions of suns, grind to a halt.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The jet power from this relatively close black hole-star system is equivalent to 10,000 suns, an international research team reported Thursday.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Texas’ Arch Manning, Oregon’s Dante Moore, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers and Ohio State’s Julian Sayin are the early headliners in the 2027 QB class, but there’s an extended tier of prospects behind them who could also make a jump.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Post Malone, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson are the headliners.—
Evan Schaben,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Chicagoans first fell in love with the Italian comfort food in small late-night eateries that flourished thanks to the long hours, outgoing personalities and deft dough-throwing hands of their mom-and-pop owners.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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New York’s gritty downtown scene was exploding, high-camp drag queens and nightclub personalities like Kevin Aviance and Lady Bunny were becoming icons, and house and ballroom music were filtering into the mainstream.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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The meeting between the two dignitaries will won’t include a livestreamed news conference like those the president has hosted with other international figures.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The large monetary figures Ingoglia unveiled during each news conference came from analyses conducted by the state’s Department of Governmental Efficiency team, or DOGE, which had requested budget information from and visited many municipalities across the state.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two country music superstars are teaming up for a tour this summer that will pay a visit to San Diego at Petco Park.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The pair recently spoke about NXT and developing the next generation of WWE superstars in a sit-down interview with Variety.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stars. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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