as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a basketball superstar
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Recent Examples of superstar
The Road trails a headlining superstar on their journey to discover the next big artist with singers joining the headliner to perform as opening acts in venues across the country.
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Peter White, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
UConn routed Seton Hall 91-49 on Wednesday behind 23 points from superstar Paige Bueckers, and the redshirt senior scored another 23 with 10 assists for her second double-double of the season in an 86-47 win at Butler on Saturday.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
The superstar and the jeans brand linked in September for a year-long marketing campaign that has Queen Bey recreating some of the brand’s famous ads from the past.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
And many fans took note of just how perfect the jeans hug the superstar.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
UConn routed Seton Hall 91-49 on Wednesday behind 23 points from superstar Paige Bueckers, and the redshirt senior scored another 23 with 10 assists for her second double-double of the season in an 86-47 win at Butler on Saturday.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
The superstar and the jeans brand linked in September for a year-long marketing campaign that has Queen Bey recreating some of the brand’s famous ads from the past.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
And many fans took note of just how perfect the jeans hug the superstar.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superstar
Noun
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The stars came out to shine for the Trojans as Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins each scored 22 points in the victory.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The young star played Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live from 1994 to 1997, and then went on to play Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light from 1997 to 2000.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rose, 41, posted a photo of her look on Instagram where fans reacted, many comparing her to other celebrities after not recognizing her on first glance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.—
Phil Oh,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Former Fox News personality and podcaster Dan Bongino was named FBI deputy director a short time later.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The panelists over the years have included a veritable who’s who of sports media personalities, including Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, Mina Kimes, Woody Paige, Bill Plaschke, Bob Ryan, Sarah Spain, Pablo Torre and Clinton Yates, among many, many others.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Superstar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superstar. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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