: 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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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
An all-star season was first seriously considered back in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, when the show set up a biosphere at a countryside property for bakers to safely quarantine, live, and compete in.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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
After landing his first Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his work in the fourth and final season of HBO’s Succession, Alan Ruck has joined the all-star cast that has assembled to support Marc Maron in In Memoriam, the forthcoming comedy from Thelma producer Invention Studios.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
An all-star season was first seriously considered back in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, when the show set up a biosphere at a countryside property for bakers to safely quarantine, live, and compete in.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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 26 Nov. 2024.
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