multiple star

noun

: several stars in close proximity that appear to form a single system

Examples of multiple star in a Sentence

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There have already been multiple star players named in potential trade rumors, with many teams likely to be very active. Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 Looking at the Heat and the All-NBA list, previous builds always had multiple stars, Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway, Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade, Wade and LeBron James. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025 Pat Riley always builds around multiple stars, but in ten years could only land one. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025 Pascal is one of multiple stars who have publicly rebuked the U.K. Supreme Court ruling and Rowling in the wake of the decision. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multiple star

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multiple star was in 1786

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“Multiple star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20star. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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