in the stars

idiom

: going to happen
I guess romance just isn't in the stars for me right now.

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June Lockhart, beloved on-screen mother on the farm in Lassie and in the stars with Lost in Space, died on October 23 in California at the age of 100. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025 Look below the moon around midnight to spot the gleaming orb of light of Jupiter rise above the eastern horizon, embedded in the stars of the constellation Gemini. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2025 When Pharaoh ordered all of the newborn males of his kingdom and surrounding area to be killed, as explained in the Book of Exodus, his trusted advisors warned him of a foretelling prophecy in the stars that a newborn Hebrew male would stifle the power of Pharaoh. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025 This wondrous world up in the stars too frequently feels more like an amusement park for Elio to run and geek around in than a living, breathing universe. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the stars

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“In the stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20stars. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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