: composed wholly or chiefly of stars or of outstanding performers or participants
an all-star cast
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: a member of an all-star team
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: an outstanding or highly regarded performer within a field : star
The ceremony gathered all-stars from film, television, and radio.
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Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Combine consistent all-star play with health and longevity, and their career milestones became more plausible.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
On Saturday, Starling succeeded in his most ambitious endeavor yet: a one-day event pitting MIAA and NEPSAC all-star teams against each other.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
The first pick in the 2016 WNBA draft, she’s won Rookie of the Year, and MVP twice, is a six-time all-star, and has won three WNBA titles, including leading the New York Liberty, one of the league’s original teams, to its first title in 2024.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Combine consistent all-star play with health and longevity, and their career milestones became more plausible.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
Andres Gimenez: Gimenez was an all-star last year with the 34th-best wOBA in baseball.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
On Saturday, Starling succeeded in his most ambitious endeavor yet: a one-day event pitting MIAA and NEPSAC all-star teams against each other.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
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“All-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-star. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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