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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

Example Sentences

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Others took a more simple do-it-yourself approach, taping their cards between two star-shaped pieces of paper.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

In addition to Yoshi, theaters are selling $45 star-shaped Luma buckets, which light up and come in several colors.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

She's studying the role of star-shaped immune cells, called astrocytes, in Alzheimer's.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2025

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

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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