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as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
humankind's dream of stellar navigation is hampered by the vast distances between the stars, even in our own galaxy
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
this miniature palm tree is a stellar example of the art of bonsai
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Recent Examples of stellar
For languages that are especially hard to find, try Transparent Language or Mango, though neither is a stellar program.
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Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
While Hanik is having a stellar freshman season at Penn State, Rogers hasn’t missed a step in taking her place.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Gerrit Cole struck out 10 while pitching into the seventh in a second stellar start since his return from Tommy John surgery, and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 7-0 on Wednesday night to run their winning streak to 14 straight over the Royals.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
There’s a vast amount of world-class 60-plus acting talent out there, and The Boroughs’ stellar cast proves it.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
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Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
While Hanik is having a stellar freshman season at Penn State, Rogers hasn’t missed a step in taking her place.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Gerrit Cole struck out 10 while pitching into the seventh in a second stellar start since his return from Tommy John surgery, and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 7-0 on Wednesday night to run their winning streak to 14 straight over the Royals.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
There’s a vast amount of world-class 60-plus acting talent out there, and The Boroughs’ stellar cast proves it.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stellar
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Neither celestial grace nor damnation, for that matter, governs history and the creatures who populate it.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The signals, or long-period radio transients, are a class of celestial radio emissions discovered in 2005.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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Seb Stafford-Bloor’s excellent Transfer Tiers series is moving on to central defenders today.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The right-shot defenseman has had an excellent tournament for Finland, who advanced to the semifinals with a win over Czechia.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Loeb searched in the Pacific for the remains of an interstellar meteor.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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This example is just one of the hundreds of delicate design trade-offs that would plague any interstellar vessel.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Detroit lost for the 21st time in 25 games despite a terrific start by Keider Montero, who allowed just two hits in six shutout innings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Crucially, this Bond is terrific, not tiresome.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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One was star cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who is now eligible for a contract extension.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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To the delight of Survivor fans, Mike White’s season 50 co-star Charlie Davis was also pictured on-set alongside Long.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Wilson has had his most productive Premier League season by some distance, scoring 10 goals – compared to 12 across three previous top-flight campaigns with Fulham combined — and some of them have been superb, too.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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These red carpet-worthy pieces include dramatically draping diamond necklaces, icy diamond and ruby bracelets, superb emerald and diamond jewels and celestial sapphire and diamond rings.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Owners say a cap is needed to improve competitive balance and restrain wealthy teams from assembling starrier rosters than their smaller-market brethren.—
Ronald Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The Milky Way is pretty big as these objects go, with a starry disk at least 100,000 light-years across.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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Delisle was fiery and wonderful, but the angel came later.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The retro American bar—with its picture windows right on the river—is a wonderful spot for a glass of fizz or a vintage Negroni.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Stellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stellar. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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