luminary

Kent’s jet-black sea is indistinguishable from the cosmos, and his white whale glows like some luminary body within it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

“She will be remembered as being a fierce luminary in disability justice, a brilliant writer, editor and community organizer,” the post said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025

A luminary in his field, Tao conducts research that examines, in part, whether a group of numbers are random or structured.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Much like York, who was eventually collected by Jacqueline Kennedy and revered by the elite, Anderson has transformed from an outsider to a luminary, celebrated by the glitterati and beyond.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Then they announced their Patron Historic, the luminary from history whom they would name themselves after.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

From above, an outdoor terrace is outfitted especially for hosting recruits or other luminaries, complete, for the time being, with basketball courts and pickleball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

To help cover his expenses, he started the Midnight Ramble, a series of concerts at “the Barn,” his house and recording studio, that attracted luminaries like Elvis Costello, Kris Kristofferson and Norah Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Other luminaries, including Benjamin Franklin, participated in Richmond’s “network.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

When I started The Swell newsletter last December, I wanted the bonus culture recommendation to start with Salon’s staff before incorporating other experts, journalists and industry luminaries as guests.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

Not only did he answer my letter, but he included his response in his autobiography, sandwiched between letters to Nehru, Khrushchev, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and other luminaries.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos