1
as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
the starry light of the firmament on a clear night
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as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years
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Recent Examples of starry
The concert will take place at the Intuit Dome, which sits just 17 miles southwest of L.A.’s starry Pacific Palisades neighborhood and 26 miles southeast of Altadena, both of which were decimated in the wildfires.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The music scene's hottest DJs are taking to the stage at Sports Illustrated The Party this year, including Dom Dolla and Diplo, along with the starriest guests across sports and entertainment.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Perhaps Zendaya’s starry turn in Dune: Part II overshadowed her work in a smaller, less serious, but equally fun movie.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
By that point, the hotel had settled into its temporary new normal: hosting a revolving door of first-time guests while the city pauses its social calendar that would typically lead a starrier clientele to events there, especially at the height of awards season.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The music scene's hottest DJs are taking to the stage at Sports Illustrated The Party this year, including Dom Dolla and Diplo, along with the starriest guests across sports and entertainment.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Perhaps Zendaya’s starry turn in Dune: Part II overshadowed her work in a smaller, less serious, but equally fun movie.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
By that point, the hotel had settled into its temporary new normal: hosting a revolving door of first-time guests while the city pauses its social calendar that would typically lead a starrier clientele to events there, especially at the height of awards season.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starry
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Einstein rings are examples of strong gravitational lensing, O’Riordan said, a phenomenon that acts like a magnifying glass in the universe, revealing celestial objects and light from distant galaxies that would otherwise remain unseen.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Other telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope can see celestial objects in exquisite detail but have a fairly limited field of view.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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But anybody who's ever been in a relationship or been torn between potential significant others can relate to the romantic travails of British singleton Bridget Jones.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Less than two years after making Memory, in which Jessica Chastain falls for a man with galloping dementia, Mexican director Michel Franco has once again set her on a romantic obstacle course in which nothing, including her own moral compass, runs smoothly.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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The veteran right fielder was stellar for the Mets in 2022, the first year of his four-year pact, but groin and knee injuries significantly limited his production over the last two years.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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With such a stellar cast and a bucket list destination, the only thing that matters is that The White Lotus is back after a 26-month wait.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
16 Feb. 2025
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Yet these technologies mostly proved impractical for broader application.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, there are too many impractical design details.—
Adrienne So,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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The physical limitations of modern spacecraft pose significant challenges for reaching interstellar space in a human lifetime, especially with limited room onboard for carrying propellant or batteries.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Voyager 1 left the heliosphere and reached interstellar space in August 2012 and is 15.5 billion miles away, and Voyager 2 − traveling slower and in a different direction − did the same in November 2018 and is now roughly 13 billion miles from Earth.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Early this week, MLB Network's Jon Morosi reported the Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals renewed trade talks centered around the star third baseman, who has a no-trade clause in his contract.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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As an example: For the star Electra, as seen from Seattle, Washington, this star will disappear at 7:04:01 UT on Feb. 6.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Starry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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