as in supernova
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of supergiant
After carefully analyzing the colors of each of the stars inside the Dragon Arc, the researchers found many are red supergiants, which are stars in their final stages of life.
—
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Because the creatures looked a bit different than other supergiants, some of them were sent to Prof. Peter Ng at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
Red supergiant stars such as Betelgeuse and Antares are the astrobiological fertilizers for our galaxy at large.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The team brought the vast red supergiant star designated WOH G64 into focus using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI).
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supergiant
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Because the creatures looked a bit different than other supergiants, some of them were sent to Prof. Peter Ng at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
Red supergiant stars such as Betelgeuse and Antares are the astrobiological fertilizers for our galaxy at large.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The team brought the vast red supergiant star designated WOH G64 into focus using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI).
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supergiant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supergiant
Noun
-
In fact, type Ia supernovas were integral to the discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, the genesis of dark energy, back in 1998.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Mar. 2025
-
That means that this dataset of nearby supernovas is several times larger than previous similar samples.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
While there are some natural short-duration signals, namely fast radio bursts and pulsars, these have other characteristics that single them out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2021
-
These effects [known as magnetic braking] lead to the pulsar spinning more slowly as time goes on.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The observations also contain a small sample of quasars, the bright hearts of active galaxies powered by feeding supermassive black holes, which, because of their incredible luminosity, can be seen even further away.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
-
Perhaps the gamma rays were produced in events that gave rise to the radio outbursts of quasars.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
There’s obviously a lot of unknown variables this year, Marks said, with tariffs being at the forefront along with worries about an economic slowdown.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
-
However, recent layoffs in federal agencies, which weren’t fully reflected in the latest employment report, add another variable to an already complex equation.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
This sell-off indicated a sense that the next wave of AI models may not require the tens of thousands of top-end GPUs that Silicon Valley behemoths have amassed into computing superclusters for the purposes of accelerating their AI innovation.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
-
For instance, Oracle recently chose AMD’s accelerated computing chips to power its latest supercluster for high-intensity AI workloads, after testing showed that AMD’s GPUs delivered low latency and strong performance at a competitive price.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
-
The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
Noun
-
But those findings have yet to be linked to a white dwarf, a neutron star, or another source.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
-
Like all neutron stars, magnetars are formed when massive stars run out of their fuel for nuclear fusion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The unprecedented observations of such bright, long radio bursts from this binary star system are just the beginning, astronomers say.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
-
Astronomers suggest that supermassive black holes create hypervelocity stars when binary stars (a pair of stars gravitationally bound to each other) get too close.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Supergiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supergiant. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share