: 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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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
One of the running backs on that all-star team was McBride.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Twins two all-stars played like, well, all-stars on Sunday.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Before Friday, Rodriguez, a first-time all-star this year who took over the closer role after Camilo Doval was traded to the Yankees, was 3-3 with a 7.50 ERA in six innings pitched this month.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
One of the running backs on that all-star team was McBride.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
The movie features an all-star ensemble, including Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Nick Offerman (as well as Dunst's real-life husband, Jesse Plemons, in a terrifying confrontation sequence).
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Twins two all-stars played like, well, all-stars on Sunday.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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“All-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-star. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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