Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spotted or spangled with stars: as, the star-spangled banner, the national flag of the United States.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Spangled or studded with stars.
- adjective the popular name for the national ensign of the United States; also the name of a poem, the words of which were composed by Francis Scott Key, which was adopted as the national anthem of the United States.
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Examples
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It took Maryland flagmaker Mary Pickersgill, and her young assistants, weeks to sew short strips of wool bunting into the 42-foot 12.8m flag that would become known as the star-spangled banner.
BBC News - Home 2011
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To warn off pirates, a star-spangled banner fluttered high in the wind.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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Captain America was bumped off last year, but now he's slinging his star-spangled shield again good as new.
Robert Brenner: "Flame Off!": Hosni Mubarak and the Human Torch Robert Brenner 2011
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As of Friday's close, the S & P 500 needed a star-spangled 17.76% gain to get back to its all-time closing high in October 2007.
Overheard 2011
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Captain America was bumped off last year, but now he's slinging his star-spangled shield again good as new.
Robert Brenner: "Flame Off!": Hosni Mubarak and the Human Torch Robert Brenner 2011
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And through the week as you gaze upon your star-spangled banner, don't forget to proudly hail the men and women of our armed services who ensure that it flies over the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Christopher J. Flynn: A Flag to Remember Christopher J. Flynn 2011
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) – Vice President Joe Biden enjoyed a star-spangled Fourth of July in Baghdad, where he celebrated American patriotism and mocked the ubiquitous ghost of Saddam Hussein.
Biden on July Fourth: Swearing in troops, cursing 'S.O.B.' Saddam 2009
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Another very smart decision -- albeit one that I was initially wary of -- was the hiring of Chris Evans to embody the star-spangled hero.
Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011
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And through the week as you gaze upon your star-spangled banner, don't forget to proudly hail the men and women of our armed services who ensure that it flies over the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Christopher J. Flynn: A Flag to Remember Christopher J. Flynn 2011
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Another very smart decision -- albeit one that I was initially wary of -- was the hiring of Chris Evans to embody the star-spangled hero.
Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011
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