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  Pole Star

  noun

  the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
• pole star
  pole star

  noun

  a guiding principle, rule, standard, etc

Pole Star

¹ British  

noun

1. the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis

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pole star ² British  

noun

1. a guiding principle, rule, standard, etc

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Example Sentences

A much-rumoured Kylie duet doesn't appear on Confessions II, but this would have been the perfect track for it; all brightness and light, with a loved-up lyric about a "movie star with deep blue eyes".

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

"To stand here in front of my friend Tom Cruise, the greatest movie star of our time, is quite frankly mind-blowing," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

This is exactly how a movie star like Travolta gets made.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

There are many to choose from, though the collaborations available at Walmart, Target, Old Navy and Amazon skew more moviegoer than movie star, including special-edition “Devil Wears Prada 2” tweezers from Tweezerman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

She was just about the most famous movie star in all the world.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord