Definitions

North Star

NOUN

polaris

Synonyms

WEAK

cynosure guiding star lodestar polar star polestar

Example Sentences

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Buckley thanked director Chloe Zhao and co-stars Paul Mescal and Emily Watson in her acceptance speech, calling Watson her "north star".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 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

Her whole life, Celene had been a north star, a guiding light who inspired her to take up music, and who wanted to be a singer herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

At the first clearing Mabel found the north star and reoriented.

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