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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
The American flag, the lodestar of the Republican look since Nixon, took over.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The Manner — New York City Where it’s located: Standard International has been a lodestar of the lifestyle hotel movement since opening its first property in West Hollywood in 1999.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
For many anti-Trump conservatives, the lodestar remains Ronald Reagan.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Ideological lodestars like a rejection of free-market orthodoxy — once a central plank of the GOP economic policies — hostility toward immigration and most foreign entanglements, plus a healthy dose of social conservatism.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The Manner — New York City Where it’s located: Standard International has been a lodestar of the lifestyle hotel movement since opening its first property in West Hollywood in 1999.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
For many anti-Trump conservatives, the lodestar remains Ronald Reagan.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Ideological lodestars like a rejection of free-market orthodoxy — once a central plank of the GOP economic policies — hostility toward immigration and most foreign entanglements, plus a healthy dose of social conservatism.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodestar
Noun
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The second storm is a stark new policy direction from the Trump-Vance Administration that threatens to disrupt Maryland’s economy, which is already deeply reliant on the federal government.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2025
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This is a time when the heart wants one thing, but the mind is pulling you in a completely different direction.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Let your shared vision — to help students fulfill their dreams — be the compass that guides your governance.—
Bridget Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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But since Brexit, the U.K. has been economically and strategically off compass.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Rubio has already said addressing irregular immigration will be a central focus of the State Department during the second Trump administration.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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This one, clearly the focus piece of the outfit, is a warm, chocolate-brown color with cream shearling lining and trim, including a cape-like hood in the back.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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