star-spangled

[stahr-spang-guhld]

adjective

1. spangled with stars.

2. Informal.,  made up of or attended by celebrities, distinguished or illustrious persons, etc..

   a star-spangled reception.

star-spangled

adjective

1. marked or decorated with stars

Word History and Origins

Origin of star-spangled¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

They didn’t think twice about climbing inside and belting out a few bars of the Star-Spangled Banner.

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The 79-year-old was introduced to fans over the public address system and pumped his fists in acknowledgement before saluting during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner as military jets flew over.

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Medeiros paused outside the engineering firm where she works in the Central Valley, in Newman, on a tree-lined street adorned with star-spangled banners honoring local servicemen and women.

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In her book “Star-Spangled Jesus,” former Christian nationalist April Ajoy — who, after leaving conservatism behind, has embraced an inclusive Christian faith — writes about how eager she was to experience Christian persecution, and how her fellow believers were so primed to presume they were being oppressed that any rejection of their views, however mild, was regarded as an outright attack.

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MacIntyre, who didn't get the fast start he needed, finished supremely well, with four birdies in his final seven holes to finish level with McIlroy, while Fitzpatrick catapulted above them both with his late birdies to add some European colour to a star-spangled leaderboard.

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