Silver Star

noun

: a U.S. military decoration awarded for gallantry in action

called also Silver Star Medal

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Everything, from having the Silver Star program — where fans could get a limited number of tickets everywhere around the arena for something like $20 — to looking at the landscape of touring artists and trying to price our tickets somewhere in the middle of them, was very intentional. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024 The Northeast fall sale comes ahead of Amtrak’s plans to create a brand-new route, the Floridian line, temporarily combining the Capitol Limited and Silver Star lines. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2024 Barry McCaffrey is a four-star general who earned the Purple Heart three times and the Silver Star twice. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 So instead of the usual Silver Star rolling from Miami into New York, it will be temporarily combined with the Capitol Limited, an existing train going from Chicago to Washington, D.C., and roll from Miami to Chicago instead. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Silver Star 

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Silver Star was in 1932

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“Silver Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Silver%20Star. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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