Definitions

North Star

NOUN

polaris

Synonyms

WEAK

cynosure guiding star lodestar polar star polestar

Example Sentences

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Yesterday’s north star of global financial harmony has yielded to today’s realpolitik.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But “importantly, we are not seeing a fundamental deterioration in profits, the north star of this bull market,” Truist’s Lerner said in his note.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

The company is making profitable growth its north star and shedding distribution points that have been underperforming, Chief Executive Josh Charlesworth said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“My north star is my commitment to get you back home,” Bass said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Whether they had been born free or in chains, they inhabited that moment as one: the moment when you aim yourself at the north star and decide to run.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead