: composed wholly or chiefly of stars or of outstanding performers or participants
an all-star cast
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: a member of an all-star team
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: an outstanding or highly regarded performer within a field : star
The ceremony gathered all-stars from film, television, and radio.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
All five of the top teams would be slightly weaker, though Canada and the U.S. have all-star level options at their disposal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Before the surprising trade, Rogers was a hard-throwing closer who had converted 30 in 2019 and was coming off an all-star season that was cut short by a finger injury.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
That’s a pretty great place to be heading into an all-star season.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
All five of the top teams would be slightly weaker, though Canada and the U.S. have all-star level options at their disposal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
The all-star ensemble also boasts Zine Tseng as Princess Gulun Shou’an, Joseph Fiennes as uncle to the protagonist Silas Holmes, Max Irons as elder brother Mycroft, Natascha McElhone as Cordelia Holmes, and Colin Firth as Sir Bucephalus Hodge.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Before the surprising trade, Rogers was a hard-throwing closer who had converted 30 in 2019 and was coming off an all-star season that was cut short by a finger injury.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
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“All-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-star. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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