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star dust

  • a variation of stardust.
    stardust
    noun
    (not in technical use) a mass of distant stars appearing as tiny particles of dust.

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Powerful, quick and with a sprinkle of star dust that is Luis Diaz.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

The celebrity meeting was a sprinkling of star dust for a still relatively new pope and a way for the Catholic Church to engage more with the world beyond.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

Some bemoaned the lack of star dust, calling on world leaders to turn up.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2022

The sound: musical gliss that ripples across five decades and combines Hollywood star dust and big-band elegance with Afro-Cuban cross rhythms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ah, the clean shining window with cotton batting sprinkled with star dust for a carpet!

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith