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also loadstar
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
In California, where many of the wealthiest might be under 40, there’s a similar need for a butler to act as much as lodestar as staff member.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024
The American flag, the lodestar of the Republican look since Nixon, took over.
—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
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024
The American flag, the lodestar of the Republican look since Nixon, took over.
—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
See all Example Sentences for lodestar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodestar
Noun
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The refiners are given very unconventional directions to the cave.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Only a less delusional motivation, a larger conception of self-interest, can move the world in a less delusional direction.—
Winslow Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When loggerheads are exposed to radiofrequency, or RF, waves — the same type of radiation emitted by devices such as mobile phones and radio transmitters — their magnetic map remains stable, while their compass is disrupted.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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This would help determine latitude in the case of a compass.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Keeping the focus on historically underserved communities in the mortgage market is an apt way to observe Black History Month, Neal thinks.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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According to Sharpe, the focus for this pivotal 2025 season for Steffen and the club, especially with a 2026 World Cup roster spot on the line, is to find more consistency.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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