shooting star
Americannoun
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shooting stars
plural
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Also called prairie pointer, 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.
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Etymology
Origin of shooting star
First recorded in 1585–95
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This produces the streak of light commonly known as a meteor or "shooting star."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
A shooting star, or rather a meteor, may or may not have landed somewhere inside his house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"You would have to get very, very lucky to see a shooting star during the total eclipse," Royal Astronomical Society research fellow Dr Becky Smethurst said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
“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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