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starred

American  
[stahrd] / stɑrd /

adjective

  1. set or studded with or as with stars.

  2. decorated with a star, as of an order.

  3. marked with a starlike figure or spot, especially an asterisk.

  4. Linguistics. (of a form or construction) ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable: so called because of the convention of placing an asterisk before such a form.

  5. Historical Linguistics. (of a form) hypothetical or reconstructed, but unattested.

starred British  
/ stɑːd /

adjective

    1. having luck or fortune as specified

    2. ( in combination )

      ill-starred
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unstarred adjective

Etymology

Origin of starred

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at star, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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He toured with a traveling Irish theater company and starred as Romeo opposite Francesca Annis at Richmond Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Once upon a time there were three women who starred in an ABC series about private investigators working for a mysterious boss they never saw.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Having just starred opposite Marlene Dietrich for Josef von Sternberg, he would go on to appear opposite leading ladies as diverse as Greta Garbo, Claudette Colbert and Bette Davis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He also starred as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell's divisive new version of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and got a Golden Globe nomination for TV drama The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It was characteristic of Riefenstahl that even as she starred in a succession of similar films her ambitions continued to mount.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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