SUPERNOVA Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

supernova

noun

ˌsü-pər-ˈnō-və

Definition of supernova

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 If Chicago had not gone full supernova on Sunday, Baltimore’s offense would be the biggest fantasy story. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Over the course of its five-year mission, the Roman telescope will capture images of the Milky Way, survey the entire sky and observe supernova explosions that occurred as far as 8 billion years ago. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 There are a few ways these stars can get kicked up to these speeds, but one is to orbit a star that goes supernova. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 Taken altogether this means SN 2026gzf isn’t just a rare supernova. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supernova

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Noun

Every dollar poured in weaves the technology’s success and the US economy tighter and tighter together.

— Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
During an onstage conversation earlier in the week following a Los Angeles screening of Digger, Cruise discussed his pursuit of success throughout his career after having started in the business at a young age.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of success

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Dancing With the Stars paid tribute to Mariah Carey with a series of performances set to the pop star’s hits.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
The game studio is the home of Mortal Kombat, and has produced hit games based on IP like Batman, Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Noun

Paramount will have one of it most profitable years in more than 15 years, but that’s come more from trimming costs than fielding blockbusters.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
The company, which was behind the blockbuster Barbie film featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in 2023, has struggled to turn around its business as sales of the Barbie doll and other toys have declined.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of blockbuster

Noun

Its winner, whether filmmaker or rights holder, will give the platform an exclusive license to show the film for a limited period.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Take a resident who voted for only one of the 10 winners but for two of the slate’s three candidates.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

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