starred
Americanadjective
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set or studded with or as with stars.
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decorated with a star, as of an order.
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marked with a starlike figure or spot, especially an asterisk.
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Linguistics. (of a form or construction) ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable: so called because of the convention of placing an asterisk before such a form.
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Historical Linguistics. (of a form) hypothetical or reconstructed, but unattested.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unstarred adjective
Etymology
Origin of starred
Example Sentences
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Danielle Deadwyler, Natasha Lyonne, who has starred in Orange is the New Black, and American hustle star Colleen Camp will also join the cast.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Schilling, who starred on the reality TV show in her home country Australia and the UK, died on Tuesday, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
They brought flair, grit, and feet that seemed magnetized to the ball as they starred for clubs such as Ajax and Barcelona, AC Milan and Juventus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
She also starred in the 1980 disco flick “Can’t Stop the Music” alongside the Village People and Caitlyn Jenner.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
It was characteristic of Riefenstahl that even as she starred in a succession of similar films her ambitions continued to mount.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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