star quality
noun
: the talent, looks, etc., needed to become a star
The producers are looking for someone with star quality.
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Platini had star quality, but Infantino was an energetic administrator with a noticeable gift for languages.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Inter Milan centre-back Stefan de Vrij and Liverpool’s Frimpong are other notable omissions in a squad full of names familiar to Premier League viewers, but perhaps lacking the sort of star quality necessary to progress further than the quarter-finals.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 27 May 2026
But even if the Rockets are a tad bit disjointed, facing the trio of Thompson, Sengun and Durant without the star quality to match feels like too much of a challenge.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Peacemaker star previously shared that Freeya seemingly has star quality.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Inter Milan centre-back Stefan de Vrij and Liverpool’s Frimpong are other notable omissions in a squad full of names familiar to Premier League viewers, but perhaps lacking the sort of star quality necessary to progress further than the quarter-finals.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 27 May 2026
But even if the Rockets are a tad bit disjointed, facing the trio of Thompson, Sengun and Durant without the star quality to match feels like too much of a challenge.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Peacemaker star previously shared that Freeya seemingly has star quality.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Star quality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/star%20quality. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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