North Star

NOUN

polaris

Synonyms

WEAK

cynosure guiding star lodestar polar star polestar

Example Sentences

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White’s vision intended for his music to reach a universal audience, evolve consciousness and change the world, using positivity as his North Star.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Personhood has become the movement’s new North Star.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

After all, this is a company that holds itself out as the North Star of our incipient “space-faring civilization,” as Elon Musk puts it in SpaceX’s prospectus.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Her co-star Ayoade Bamgboye says making sketches feel distinctly British has been her "North Star from the very beginning" - and it feels like "there's always someone to catch you" on the team.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I am watching the centuries pass in moments because suddenly I understand time, which is spinning and fixed like the North Star.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston