starred
Americanadjective
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set or studded with or as with stars.
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decorated with a star, as of an order.
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marked with a starlike figure or spot, especially an asterisk.
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Linguistics. (of a form or construction) ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable: so called because of the convention of placing an asterisk before such a form.
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Historical Linguistics. (of a form) hypothetical or reconstructed, but unattested.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unstarred adjective
Etymology
Origin of starred
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at star, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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He attended Granada Hills Kennedy High, where he starred in baseball and basketball.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Garret Anderson, the often misunderstood and always lethal Angels slugger who starred in the 2002 World Series, has died of a heart attack.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Having just starred opposite Marlene Dietrich for Josef von Sternberg, he would go on to appear opposite leading ladies as diverse as Greta Garbo, Claudette Colbert and Bette Davis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The pair wrote and starred in Stella - about life in a fictional valleys town, which ran between 2012 and 2017.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
They still have the programs and newspaper clippings on display from when he starred in A Raisin in the Sun.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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