spectacular
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Stars this massive burn through their fuel quickly, meaning they will eventually end their lives in spectacular supernova explosions that help seed future generations of stars with heavy elements.
From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026
"All these operations, which are intermediate steps pending a more spectacular assault, contribute to weakening and isolating the regime", Bakary Sambe, director of the Dakar-based Timbuktu Institute, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026
US President Donald Trump will head to Washington DC's National Mall on Saturday for what he has billed as a "spectacular rally" celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
“With 136 acres now officially transferred into tribal stewardship, one of the most spectacular stretches of the Mendocino Coast will be forever protected,” McGuire said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026
The setting sun seemed to have ladled its syrupy light over the crusted snow, so that ordinary house parts and backyards in this fading moment seemed a spectacular raspberry dessert.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
Vocabulary lists containing spectacular
"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 1
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