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
What is astronomically lost in the supernova of when fame and art collide?
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
From late 2019 to the beginning of 2020, Betelgeuse dimmed so sharply that experts thought the star was on the brink of exploding in a supernova.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
This is called a supernova explosion.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Given the possible sub-solar neutron star implied by the gravitational wave data, researchers hypothesize that a supernova’s two newborn neutron stars orbited into one another to generate a separate kilonova.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
From late 2019 to the beginning of 2020, Betelgeuse dimmed so sharply that experts thought the star was on the brink of exploding in a supernova.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
This is called a supernova explosion.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Given the possible sub-solar neutron star implied by the gravitational wave data, researchers hypothesize that a supernova’s two newborn neutron stars orbited into one another to generate a separate kilonova.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
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Romero’s partnership with Micky van de Ven was the bedrock of Spurs’ success in last season’s Europa League.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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So whatever successes – or failures – South Korea experiences will inform how other countries battle their own crises.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Then their daughter was born, the pandemic hit and both spouses began working from home.—
Jelena Kecmanovic,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Opera companies have long craved a compact, family-friendly hit, good for all ages, like ballet’s Nutcracker.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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A number of provisions in President Donald Trump‘s blockbuster bill to enact his second-term agenda will go into effect throughout the year.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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In September, the company announced plans to break up, reversing much of the blockbuster $46 billion merger from a decade ago that created one of the biggest food companies in the world.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Doja Cat‘s South African homecoming may have been brought to a halt when Hey Neighbour festival canceled its 2025 staging, but the Grammy winner will finally get to visit her motherland this spring.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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Malinin holds just more than a five-point lead over his biggest rival, Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, with scores from both the short program and free skate added together to determine a winner.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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