stellar
adjective
stel·lar
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Definition of stellar
1a
: of or relating to the stars : astral
b
: composed of stars
2
: of or relating to a theatrical or film star
stellar names
b
: outstanding
a stellar performance
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Examples of stellar in a Sentence
the rate of stellar expansion
The movie has a stellar cast.
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There was yet another stellar performance from Tua Tagovailoa who looked like a Heisman Trophy favorite. — John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, "The SEC’s shaky Saturday overshadows big wins," 1 Sep. 2019 Although the great Marcello Mastroianni delivers a stellar performance as a Chaplinesque conspirator on the lam, working-class solidarity is the theme. — New York Times, "9 Movies About Work to Watch This Labor Day," 29 Aug. 2019 Harford freshman goalkeeper Ben Florio (John Carroll) put on a stellar performance, stopping 14 shots across the 90-minute contest. — Adam Fornwalt, baltimoresun.com, "HCC men’s soccer drops opener to Essex," 28 Aug. 2019 Based on that stellar performance, she was selected to represent the Atlantic Region club for the USSSA All American Games. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "Pitching phenom leads 10U club to USSSA All American Games softball title," 22 Aug. 2019 Vietnam’s stellar performance was an impressive accomplishment, especially considering that tournaments aren’t even legal in the country. — Aron Garst, The Verge, "Illegal tournaments and rejected visas: Team Vietnam’s long road to the PUBG Nations Cup," 20 Aug. 2019 The writing by the director and co-scribe Thayná Mantesso is deft and pithy, and there’s a rawness of spirit in both the stellar central performance and the film’s social realist aesthetic. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Socrates’ reveals the struggle of a gay teen in the slums of Brazil," 8 Aug. 2019 This sharp spike in attendance numbers are likely contributed to Team USA's stellar performance in Lyon, France, earlier this summer. — Megan Marples, CNN, "Women's soccer in the US boasts high attendance numbers after historic World Cup victory," 24 July 2019 Fashioned from gas, dust, and metals that had been heaved into the cosmos by an even more primordial stellar population, these stars stuck together and forged a primitive Milky Way. — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, "Found: Oldest known stars in our galaxy," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stellar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for stellar
stellar
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of stellar
technical
: of or relating to the stars
: very good
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