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.
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Etymology
Origin of shooting star
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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The first peak featured a bearish shooting star followed by a doji during the final two weeks of 2024, warning that upside momentum was beginning to fade.
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
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
Notice how round number theory played a role early on with a bearish shooting star on June 23 at the $300 level.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Unseen, on the edges of the undulating buttes, deer and wild turkeys stirred and every now and then the night burst alive with a shooting star that left a delicate and misty trail.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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