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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
Then as now, two research teams led the way, using supernovas anchored to Cepheids and arriving at disagreeing values of 50 km/s/Mpc and 100 km/s/Mpc.
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Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
But while supernovas occur only once, a nova can happen again and again.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2024
Historically, ancient observations of supernovas have been of supreme importance for modern astrophysics, said Bradley Schaefer, a professor emeritus of astrophysics and astronomy at Louisiana State University, who was not involved with the latest study.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Rubin Observatory Promotional Video Watch on Further afield, Rubin will image millions of galaxies, flagging those where exploding stars known as supernovas are spotted.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
But while supernovas occur only once, a nova can happen again and again.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2024
Historically, ancient observations of supernovas have been of supreme importance for modern astrophysics, said Bradley Schaefer, a professor emeritus of astrophysics and astronomy at Louisiana State University, who was not involved with the latest study.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Rubin Observatory Promotional Video Watch on Further afield, Rubin will image millions of galaxies, flagging those where exploding stars known as supernovas are spotted.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernova
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There are no assurances regarding the success of these efforts.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Reuters reported in May that the $925 billion PIF was weighing a reorganization, aiming to sharpen its focus on investments that have a higher chance of success.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Sales of the company’s current blockbuster weight loss drug, Wegovy, continued to soar in the third quarter, surpassing Wall Street expectations.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Today’s blockbuster titles rely on robust engines like Unity and Unreal to push pretty polygons, engines made for companies and people already seriously dedicated to game development as a career.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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And Iglesia’s song became a bonafide hit and the team’s unofficial anthem.Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Then, in November, Jay released The Black Album, a record stuffed with more hits as well as fond-farewell messaging.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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The four lowest seeds will play on March 12, and the winner of the matchup between the No. 12 and No. 13 seeds will play the No. 5 seed the following day while the winner of the No. 11 and No. 14 matchup will play the No. 6 seed.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Per the release, five additional winners will be selected through an online sweepstakes to receive the same prizes.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Supernova.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernova. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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