evening star
Americannoun
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a bright planet seen in the western sky at or soon after sunset, especially Venus.
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any planet that rises before midnight.
noun
Etymology
Origin of evening star
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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The descending triangle originated with the completion of a bearish evening star on Dec. 16 while the stock was filling a gap from Oct.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Looking at the daily chart of the VanEck Semiconductor ETF, a bearish evening star was completed on June 4 following a powerful 79% advance since the start of the second quarter.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Looking at the monthly chart over the last decade one can see the decline really started with the bearish evening star pattern completed in September 2021:
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Notice the base began with a dubious evening star pattern completed on March 31.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
With some bitterness, I replied, “The evening star is barely abed.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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