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
In the early 2000s, scientists first saw these conspicuous cataclysms, which can shine much longer and be more than 10 times brighter than a normal supernova.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Boss still favors the theory that our cloud of dust was ignited by a supernova.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Aging supernovas To reach their conclusions, the researchers analyzed a sample of 300 galaxies containing Type 1a supernovas and posited that the dimming of distant exploding stars was not only due to their moving farther away from Earth, but also due to the progenitor star’s age.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
More importantly, the feature film debut of Alex Russell gets how the pecking order within those who orbit around potential supernovas can change in a nanosecond.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Boss still favors the theory that our cloud of dust was ignited by a supernova.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Aging supernovas To reach their conclusions, the researchers analyzed a sample of 300 galaxies containing Type 1a supernovas and posited that the dimming of distant exploding stars was not only due to their moving farther away from Earth, but also due to the progenitor star’s age.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
More importantly, the feature film debut of Alex Russell gets how the pecking order within those who orbit around potential supernovas can change in a nanosecond.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
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At a time when festivals like Sol Blume, Goldensky and Breakaway have been cancelled or postponed, citing costs or unforeseen circumstances, Channel 24 credits the Sacramento community as the key to their success.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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While the franchisee saw much success between 2013 and 2015, sales began to slump in late 2015.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Game notes Rangers bats struggled for most of Saturday’s game with only four hits in the game but rallied and had runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth inning and Evan Carter up to bat.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the pandemic hit, our local public school closed its computer lab, issued my kindergartener an iPad, and never looked back.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The new summer blockbuster will follow Supergirl's three-day mission to obtain a cure for her superdog and friend, Krypto, who is poisoned by villainous alien Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Mavericks traded Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for Davis in a three-team blockbuster trade involving the Utah Jazz in February 2025.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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There have been two Mega Millions winners this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The winner of the runoff April 7 will serve out the remainder of Greene's term through the end of this year.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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