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star-shaped

American  
[stahr-sheypt] / ˈstɑrˌʃeɪpt /

adjective

  1. of the shape of or like a star.

  2. Mathematics. starlike.


Etymology

Origin of star-shaped

First recorded in 1805–15

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They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

At Socrates, examples include “A Sea In-MOTION,” a star-shaped assemblage of bamboo fences by the Pioneers Go East Collective; and Natalia Nakazawa’s part-buckyball, part-yurt “Dome Cartographies.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

A rainbow-colored Snoopy rested near a star-shaped yellow helium balloon in the pile on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Think of the toddler's classic hammer-and-bench toy, with square, circular, triangular and star-shaped wooden pegs that can each only fit in the correspondingly shaped hole in the bench.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2024

Her Grandmother Clara searched her back and found the tiny star-shaped mark that distinguishes those born to true happiness.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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