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Recent Examples of starlike
When star jasmine blooms in late spring and early summer, a profusion of white, starlike flowers on its evergreen foliage perfumes the entire garden.
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Mercury will be the fourth-brightest starlike object after Venus, Jupiter and Sirius.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Mercury will be the fourth-brightest starlike object after Venus, Jupiter and Sirius.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlike
Adjective
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Irrigation systems may require a truly astronomical amount of water.—
Caroline Rose Giuliani,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The asteroid was discovered on May 10 by astronomers with the Mount Lemmon Survey, an astronomical project based in Arizona’s Santa Catalina Mountains.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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Your celestial ruler, Venus, is dazzling your 10th house of publicity, ambitions and relationships connected to your legacy and reputation.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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In reality, including solar gravity would likely reveal even cheaper paths, but only during certain time windows when celestial alignments are favorable.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Many of the iconic works from this time broke precedent by portraying morally ambiguous superheroes who weren’t pure or star-spangled.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
21 July 2022
Adjective
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The team aims to expand the model to handle more complex systems, including full 3D plasma simulations and astrophysical environments, as well as applications like modeling turbulence in nuclear fusion reactors.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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Adiabatic expansion is an important property in thermodynamics, in engines, in astrophysical gases and plasmas, and also in the expanding Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Engineers even see the system supporting interstellar precursor missions that could venture beyond the path of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Scientists announced the observation of an interstellar comet called 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
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“Starlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlike. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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