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Recent Examples of star-spangled
Many of the iconic works from this time broke precedent by portraying morally ambiguous superheroes who weren’t pure or star-spangled.
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Hazlitt, 21 July 2022
Hazlitt, 21 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for star-spangled
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Mercury will be the fourth-brightest starlike object after Venus, Jupiter and Sirius.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Captured by NOIRLab, this sunset reveals the pristine conditions that make Kitt Peak such a favorable astronomical site.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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These stone bowls were believed to have been used by Incan scholars for astronomical observations.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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Best places to view celestial events in Wisconsin The best conditions to see the night sky will be with clear skies without clouds or haze.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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But prior to the moon landing itself, NASA will send a crew of four Artemis 2 astronauts in 2026 on a 10-day mission circling our celestial neighbor.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Professor of Science at Harvard University, recently made waves online for his theory that the interstellar comet has a 30% to 40% chance of being an artificial alien object sent to observe the solar system, Futurism reported.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Across the three hearings, several witnesses – including journalists and high-ranking military members – have testified about shadowy military programs to retrieve and study not only interstellar alien craft, but the extraterrestrial pilots themselves.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The project demanded 700,000 node hours and more than 17,000 GPUs using AthenaPK, an open-source astrophysical code.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Smithsonian operates 17 museums and the National Zoo in Washington, two museums in New York City and eight research centers — from an astrophysical observatory at Harvard University to a marine station in Fort Pierce, Fla.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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So is this just some light criminal kidnapping or are the stakes here intergalactic?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Get ready for many intergalactic adventures and turn yourself into Rick from Rick and Morty.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Star-spangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star-spangled. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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