all-star
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1. all-star - Noun
2. all-star - Adjective
Meaning
all-star (not comparable)
Of which all members or participants are celebrities.
The pantomime features an all-star cast.
(sports) A member of a team of star players.
An outstanding achiever; an individual considered to be among the best in their field.
She is an all-star on an otherwise mediocre team.
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All Star
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1933 also saw the introduction of the All-Star game, a mid-season break in which the greatest players in each league play against one another in a hard fought but officially meaningless demonstration game.
2015: Sudden success and a return to the playoffs After a slow start, the Astros took over first place in the AL West on April 19 and stayed there until shortly before the All-Star Break in mid-July.
1970 All-Star game On July 14, 1970, in brand-new Riverfront Stadium (opened just two weeks earlier), Rose was involved in one of the most infamous plays in All-Star Game history.
Abreu connected in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings at Wrigley Field for the first three-homer game of the All-Star slugger’s career.
2006: Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award (MLB award): On July 11, 2006 at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, many of the players on both teams wore yellow wristbands with the initials "RCW" in honor of Clemente.
Aaron also knocked in the 2,000th run of his career and hit a home run in the first All-Star game played in Atlanta.