shooting star
Americannoun
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Also called prairie pointer. Also called American cowslip. any of several North American plants of the genus Dodecatheon, especially D. meadia, having pink or white flowers with reflexed petals and stamens forming a pointed beak.
noun
Etymology
Origin of shooting star
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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A double-bottom-with-handle base began forming after a bearish shooting star appeared on December 22, 2025.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
It then more than doubled over the next eight months, until a bearish shooting star candle formed in June 2024.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Last Friday broke above an $84.07 cup with handle pivot, in a base that began with a bearish shooting star on Feb. 10.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
The daily chart shows the Australian dollar-U.S. dollar pair posted shooting star patterns last Thursday and Friday and closed below the 2023 high, the senior market analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
“I finally saw a shooting star, when I was on the lifeboat,” she said.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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