shooting star
noun
1
: a visual meteor appearing as a temporary streak of light in the night sky
2
: any of several North American perennial herbs (genus Dodecatheon, especially D. meadia) of the primrose family that have entire oblong leaves and showy flowers with reflexed petals
3
: one resembling a shooting star especially in sudden and temporary brilliance
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With the Boston Celtics steamrolling their way to the championship with a five-out approach heavily reliant on spacing and 3-point shooting, the two-day draft could turn into a referendum on catching a shooting star.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2024
But this annual meteor shower is expected to reach its peak and generate its highest number of shooting stars during the late-night hours on April 22 into the pre-dawn hours on April 23.
—Len Melisurgo, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2024
The Claude character is based on me and Josh’s mutual best friend, Kevin Barnett, who was just a shooting star of a person and a comedian, and the world lost him in 2019.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
That means optimal dark skies and even better shooting star odds.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2024
But this annual meteor shower is expected to reach its peak and generate its highest number of shooting stars during the late-night hours on April 22 into the pre-dawn hours on April 23.
—Len Melisurgo, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2024
The Claude character is based on me and Josh’s mutual best friend, Kevin Barnett, who was just a shooting star of a person and a comedian, and the world lost him in 2019.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
That means optimal dark skies and even better shooting star odds.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
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“Shooting star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting%20star. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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