starburst
noun
a pattern of lines or rays radiating from a central point.
starbursts
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pluralof starburst.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To her right stood Brandon Ross, whose searing yet disarmingly tender electric guitar tones built like waves, exploded like starbursts or sketched lines of staggering intricacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
It would also give astronomers new insights into starbursts and their effects.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 8, 2024
AR use was at times visually busy: insects and starbursts appeared tangential to the action, and there were a few instances of slight judder.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Then, in early May, she started seeing strange things: a map materializing in her bedroom, starbursts emanating from friends’ heads, a sentence floating across the side of a mountain in the Blue Ridge.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2021
In the sunlight, telephone wires looked like glass strings high overhead, bushes glistened like cakes made of diamonds, starbursts of frost etched themselves against our windows.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
