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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
But, for now, autocratic China remains Asia's lodestar.
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Simon Tay, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2010
These can be the lodestars for our new, more emotionally available museum—a museum that allows people to be.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
High jewelry and archival creations have become the lodestar for jewelry brands.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
Behind the name is the story of Gerald Genta, the 20th-century’s lodestar watch designer of pieces such as Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak (1972) and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus (1976).
—Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Simon Tay, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2010
These can be the lodestars for our new, more emotionally available museum—a museum that allows people to be.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
High jewelry and archival creations have become the lodestar for jewelry brands.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
Behind the name is the story of Gerald Genta, the 20th-century’s lodestar watch designer of pieces such as Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak (1972) and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus (1976).
—Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodestar
Noun
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This would entail Lopez heading to the English capital and Christopher Nkunku travelling in the opposite direction to its Catalan counterpart.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Holden praised Indicator, citing their focused direction and curation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Consistency reassures your stakeholders that your compass has not changed, even if the landscape has.—
Eric Reicin,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The compass is pointing straight north after a 10-win season, something felt in the huddle and on every snap with Nix.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
Noun
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And a focus on an act does not remove the presence of an actor.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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As an article in Harvard Business Review from 2023 demonstrated, deliberately stepping away from intense focus on a single task significantly enhances problem-solving and innovative thinking by allowing the mind to rest and forge novel connections.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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