Thesaurus results for STARLIKE

starlike

adjective

Definition of starlike

as in astronomical

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Recent Examples of starlike Mercury will be the fourth-brightest starlike object after Venus, Jupiter and Sirius. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 When star jasmine blooms in late spring and early summer, a profusion of white, starlike flowers on its evergreen foliage perfumes the entire garden. — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026

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From the northern hemisphere, the planets will be low on the eastern horizon in the early morning hours before astronomical dawn.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 July 2026
To compliment the sights, NASA also produced new sonifications—a method to transform astronomical information into often ethereal soundscapes.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of astronomical

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Swift, on the other hand, can follow up in a matter of minutes, acting as NASA’s first responder in space when celestial objects flare with activity.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Hipparcos was the first space mission devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of celestial positions and distances.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of celestial

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The nation has put people on the moon, helped build and operate a long-running space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) and sent fleets of robotic explorers to many corners of the solar system — and even beyond it, into interstellar space.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Deciding that destiny is at hand, TATA summons guardian robot VAN to prepare for an interstellar journey to Earth.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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