star-spangled
Americanadjective
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spangled with stars.
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Informal. made up of or attended by celebrities, distinguished or illustrious persons, etc..
a star-spangled reception.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of star-spangled
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Another man was dressed in overalls in star-spangled colors while one couple wore large and seemingly uncomfortable bald eagle heads, topped by red, white and blue cloth stovepipe hats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
In her star-spangled blue-and-white skinsuit she charged out of the start, tore past the first three gates then leaned hard for the most aggressive line into a sweeping right-hand corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The star-spangled banners in the Ibrox stands now replaced with statements of protest, accompanied by howls of dissatisfaction.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
They revealed our galaxy to be a vast disk with a central bulge—the same lumpy blob seen toward Sagittarius—that has star-spangled spiral arms winding around it.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 4, 2023
Below him the dark, star-spangled heavens stretched endlessly.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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