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Recent Examples of star-spangled
Many of the iconic works from this time broke precedent by portraying morally ambiguous superheroes who weren’t pure or star-spangled.
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Hazlitt, 21 July 2022
Hazlitt, 21 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for star-spangled
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To cast horoscopes—essentially maps of the planets and stars as seen from a particular place and time on Earth—astrologers need access to accurate astronomical observations.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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America was hit with astronomical inflation — up to 14% — that made what the country has gone through over the last two years seem like an economic boom.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rubin, set against a backdrop of celestial objects, gazes to the sky.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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These celestial objects orbit the sun between Jupiter and Neptune and have the characteristics of both asteroids and comets.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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The inventory of small organic molecules that Rosetta detected so far in comet 67P mostly lines up with what scientists would expect of material inherited from molecular clouds in interstellar space.Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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The X-rays from Chandra (in red) show young, massive stars illuminating the wreath and sending high-energy light into interstellar space.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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Keke Palmer and Stephanie Hsu give voice to space-alien surgeons and best buds who work at the titular intergalactic facility, operating on all manner of bizarre life forms.Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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The pitch, centered on an intergalactic witness protection program, came with 10 pages of an unpublished comic.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Star-spangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star-spangled. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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