Thesaurus results for STAR-SPANGLED

star-spangled

adjective

Definition of star-spangled

as in starlike

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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. — Hazlitt, 21 July 2022

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When star jasmine blooms in late spring and early summer, a profusion of white, starlike flowers on its evergreen foliage perfumes the entire garden.

— Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Mercury will be the fourth-brightest starlike object after Venus, Jupiter and Sirius.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

Definition of starlike

Adjective

Topline The annual Perseid meteor shower — one of 2026’s celestial highlights — officially begins today, kicking off one of the most anticipated astronomical events of the year.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The difference a decade later is the get-in price for this World Cup final is astronomical.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of astronomical

Adjective

The classic sky sight comes as the Perseid meteor shower begins — one of 2026’s celestial highlights.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Identified by French astrologer André Barbault — whose work examined how slow-moving planetary cycles correspond with larger historical developments — the celestial pattern pinpoints a period of intense collective change.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of celestial

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The nation has put people on the moon, helped build and operate a long-running space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) and sent fleets of robotic explorers to many corners of the solar system — and even beyond it, into interstellar space.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Deciding that destiny is at hand, TATA summons guardian robot VAN to prepare for an interstellar journey to Earth.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of interstellar

Adjective

While the Dutch designer was focused on things intergalactic, Christian Dior’s Jonathan Anderson had been studying the work of the American multimedia artist Lynda Benglis.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Where do these characters, as well as Zendaya‘s Chani, Javier Bardem‘s Stilgar and Florence Pugh‘s Princess Irulan, fit into Paul’s journey as an intergalactic emperor?

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Definition of intergalactic

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