star-shaped
AmericanEtymology
Origin of star-shaped
First recorded in 1805–15
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Dozens of tributes including cards, flowers, candles, teddy bears and pink and blue star-shaped balloons have been laid on the pavement next to the cordon.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Others took a more simple do-it-yourself approach, taping their cards between two star-shaped pieces of paper.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 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 star-shaped letter sailed down and into her hands.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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