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noun • a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process | ||||
| 37% | 10 | Buttercup-like blooms brightening winter’s demise with illimitable golden galaxies, thus delighted in by Wordsworth and, like their etymological namesakes the swallows, regarded as “spring messengers” | ||
noun • North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil • perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers | ||||
| 24% | 6 | Laundry aid for optical brightening | ||
noun • used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge • a process that makes something blue (or bluish) | ||||
Rapidly Brightening Star
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NOVA which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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NOVA
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