the Stars and Stripes

plural noun

: the flag of the United States

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It's got all the Stars and Stripes: entrepreneurial spirits, bootstraps mentalities and the familiar drag of bureaucracy. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 Details of the Stars and Stripes Picnic When: Grounds open at 3 p.m. Friday, July 4. Dan Kelly july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025 Finally, the American flag, the Stars and Stripes, is not even symmetrical. Tom Shattuck, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025 What about Flag Day? Flag Day is a national holiday that commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States, which occurred on June 14, 1777. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Stars and Stripes

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“The Stars and Stripes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Stars%20and%20Stripes. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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