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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
Read on to discover the reason behind his exit and the alleged drama involving his former co-stars, including Tan France.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Geraldine Viswanathan co-stars, along with Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ramona Young, Jack McBrayer, and Celia Weston.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
And Olympic stars like Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, and coaches like Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) and Emma Hayes (UWNT), are becoming household names that are also driving consumer interest and sponsorship dollars.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
His co-stars—France, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness—chose to remain on the series and renewed their contracts with the streaming service.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The circle of 21 stars represents our communal togetherness and honors our state being the 21st to join the USA.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The center blue stripe contains 20 smaller stars surrounding a center star, which represent Illinois as the 21st state.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
However since then, fan-favorite stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser — who play Beth Dutton and Rip, respectively — have been in talks to possibly continue the show’s legacy within the Yellowstone-verse.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Other stars returning to 1923 include Brandon Sklenar, Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Jerome Flynn and Julia Schlaepfer.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Geraldine Viswanathan co-stars, along with Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ramona Young, Jack McBrayer, and Celia Weston.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
And Olympic stars like Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, and coaches like Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) and Emma Hayes (UWNT), are becoming household names that are also driving consumer interest and sponsorship dollars.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
His co-stars—France, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness—chose to remain on the series and renewed their contracts with the streaming service.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The circle of 21 stars represents our communal togetherness and honors our state being the 21st to join the USA.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The center blue stripe contains 20 smaller stars surrounding a center star, which represent Illinois as the 21st state.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
However since then, fan-favorite stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser — who play Beth Dutton and Rip, respectively — have been in talks to possibly continue the show’s legacy within the Yellowstone-verse.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Other stars returning to 1923 include Brandon Sklenar, Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Jerome Flynn and Julia Schlaepfer.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars
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Then, on cosmic timescales, gravitational collapse occurred, giving rise to stars, galaxies, heavy elements, rocky planets, a cosmic web, and eventually life.Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
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Interacting galaxies, however, become tidally disrupted, vastly increasing their extent.Big Think, Big Think, 9 Dec. 2024
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Clearly, the two principals in the trade are Gimenez and Horwitz.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Other updates will limit the number of student assessments, while adding trainings for district superintendents, principals and teachers.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are certainly true believers in the technology, but they are accompanied by celebrities and memelords drumming up new coins based on viral memes, and scores of day traders hoping to catch one of these speculation tokens at the right moment.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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My Name is Gabriel takes celebrities out of their comfort zones and gives them a new identity through a life swap.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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The group has performed at Coachella twice (the second time as headliners), and the foursome even got invited to the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in 2023.Irene Kim, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
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Joining them on stage are other headliners like John Waters, Pete Holmes, Zarna Garg, Caitlin Reilly, and Janeane Garofalo.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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The quality and personalities are certainly there.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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All the different personalities of my fans match me.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The K-pop industry — a major economic engine for the country thanks to global superstars including BTS, SEVENTEEN and BLACKPINK — typically stays apolitical and avoids weighing in on current events.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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When the Fever hosted the Chicago Sky, and Reese, in the first pro meeting between the two college superstars on June 1, Indiana gutted out a 71-70 victory.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stars. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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