four-star

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˈstär How to pronounce four-star (audio)
Synonyms of four-starnext
: of a superior degree of excellence
a four-star French restaurant

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Examples of four-star in a Sentence

a home film library with nothing but four-star pictures
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Six 2026 prospects have committed to USC during the past month, with four of them four-star recruits. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025 Twenty-five days later, Toney, a four-star prospect, committed to the Hurricanes again and stuck with it. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025 Teammate Pharaoh Compton, a four-star recruit from Las Vegas, was the preseason freshman of the year. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 The mix of South Street Seaport tourist traps, happy-hour bars, fast-casual chains, food halls, four-star restaurants, ultra high-end stores, luxury gyms, discount outlets, 19th-century hole-in-the-walls, and, as of this week, a French department store, is, in fact, very much New York. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for four-star

Word History

Etymology

from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-star was in 1921

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“Four-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-star. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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