as in success
a person or thing that is successful
tragically, a shoulder injury cut short the pitching career of one of baseball's brightest supernovas
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Recent Examples of supernova
Studies of the Cosmic Radiation Background—the echo of the first light from the Big Bang—gives one result, while measurements of how fast relatively close objects like supernovae are moving away from us suggests a faster rate.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Two teams observed dozens of faraway supernovas and found that the most distant ones had traveled even farther from our Milky Way galaxy than had been expected.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
And only when some stars had exhausted their fusion fuel did their collapse and explosion in supernovas create heavier elements such as heavy metals.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
This image, captured by a South African radio telescope named MeerKAT, also shows the ghostly, bubble-like remnants of supernovas that exploded over millennia.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Two teams observed dozens of faraway supernovas and found that the most distant ones had traveled even farther from our Milky Way galaxy than had been expected.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
And only when some stars had exhausted their fusion fuel did their collapse and explosion in supernovas create heavier elements such as heavy metals.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
This image, captured by a South African radio telescope named MeerKAT, also shows the ghostly, bubble-like remnants of supernovas that exploded over millennia.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
Noun
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That knowledge might be the very thing driving your success.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Such a gradual approach to the moon does not, however, guarantee landing success.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Watch it here: Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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On Saturday at 7pm ET, viewers around the world can see for themselves when CNN televises the blockbuster hit Broadway play starring George Clooney.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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When the pandemic hit, the export-heavy industry was wracked with supply chain snarls.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Both those numbers have taken a hit with the Dodgers scoring one or fewer runs in three of their last four games, dropping their average to .232 in June.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Tonight’s winner was Purpose, which was written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Phylicia Rashad.—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
9 June 2025
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Since being largely canceled by mainstream Hollywood, the Emmy Award winner has carved out a niche in MAGA media.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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