1
as in celestial
of or relating to the stars
humankind's dream of stellar navigation is hampered by the vast distances between the stars, even in our own galaxy
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
this miniature palm tree is a stellar example of the art of bonsai
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Recent Examples of stellar
What my family and I return for repeatedly are the hikes and the stellar eats, for which Honolulu is one of the finest cities on Earth.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Louis Roederer inherited the Champagne House in 1833 and just a little over a decade later, followed André Jullien's classification and started to make a significant investment in buying stellar vineyards.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
He's managed to rise above and carve out a stellar NCAA run for himself, but now Sanders is set to play at the highest level of the game.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
The performances were stellar and there were no egregious snubs.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Louis Roederer inherited the Champagne House in 1833 and just a little over a decade later, followed André Jullien's classification and started to make a significant investment in buying stellar vineyards.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
He's managed to rise above and carve out a stellar NCAA run for himself, but now Sanders is set to play at the highest level of the game.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
The performances were stellar and there were no egregious snubs.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stellar
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This is especially true with your celestial ruler, Venus, hovering over your eighth house of mergers and shared investments.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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Mood-wise, this first section is magnificently done (although the celestial spa-music score by the Newton Brothers is a twinkle too much).—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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This is an excellent time to invest, pitch a creative idea or spruce up your portfolio.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Robin will make an excellent addition to our great Kentucky State Senate Majority!—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The Trump administration proposes terminating the Juno mission, which is the only spacecraft currently orbiting Jupiter, as well as the New Horizons probe that visited Pluto a decade ago and is now blazing a trail toward interstellar space.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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The next several thousand years will see the nebula disperse, according to NASA, as radiation pouring out from the central dying star pushes the material ever outward into interstellar space.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 June 2025
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Esquivel didn’t allow an earned run in a terrific game-one performance against Lovejoy.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025
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With no wind or other elements for the players to confront, both produced some terrific tennis for stretches.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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But one new trade proposal would help the Mavericks break up the frontcourt by moving on from star big man Anthony Davis.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Ventura Fine, now a lowkey mom-of-two remarried to an up-and-coming actor, became the star witness in Combs' trial.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Tanja Caldwell designed the wonderful costumes for Mara Block Ali’s Netflix series, Forever.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Into this mid-1980s maelstrom stepped the fanzines and a wonderful array of titles.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Before vaulting into superstar territory, Wayne was a quintessential role player, playing alongside starry teammates — most notably, Juvenile.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
6 June 2025
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Most hotels, even the starry ones, traffic in just a newsletter mimic of the real stuff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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Once again, the guest cast is superb: Bill Camp, sporting a magnificent handlebar mustache, is gloriously gruff as Wall Street power broker J.P. Morgan, who joins George in his railroad scheme.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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The subterranean concert hall has superb sound and aesthetics—the work of the Italian-Danish duo GramFratesi, who drew inspiration from Epicurean philosophy, ancient Greece and the history of artistic expression through the ages—and it’s arranged with great precision and attention to detail.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Stellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stellar. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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