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also loadstars
as in compasses
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
a society seemingly with unbridled greed as its only lodestar
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Recent Examples of lodestars
Over succeeding decades, both Sellars and Salonen have been Salzburg Festival lodestars.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
But in swapping out just four tracks, FKA twigs finally brought planet EUSEXUA into the orbit of her late-’90s pop lodestars.
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Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
Despite their three-year age difference, Derek Hough and Julianne Hough have become the twin lodestars of Dancing With the Stars.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
But in swapping out just four tracks, FKA twigs finally brought planet EUSEXUA into the orbit of her late-’90s pop lodestars.
—
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
Despite their three-year age difference, Derek Hough and Julianne Hough have become the twin lodestars of Dancing With the Stars.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodestars
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So many role-playing games spoonfeed you with compasses and waypoints and fourth-wall-breaking warnings.
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As for steering a buggy to the Artemis base, compasses don’t work on the moon, and dust will adhere to optics, so NASA has pioneered plans to use Earth’s Galileo and GPS satellites to navigate.
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Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.
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The vendors circling this space entered from different directions, which is why the category still looks fragmented.
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Among the focuses will be communication, data, inflation, technology and the Fed's balance sheet.
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Beyond family and football, Kane’s two main focuses, golf is the only other hobby that really moves him.
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“Lodestars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestars. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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