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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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
A doji candle and a bearish shooting star on Feb. 12 and 18 reinforced that weakness.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
But notice there were canary in the coal mine signals, starting with a huge bearish shooting star in January that incredibly closed 35% off its intramonth high.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
“A prominent shooting star candle has formed on the USD/JPY daily chart around a resistance cluster,” the senior market analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
“A shooting star that fell a million years ago.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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