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gold star

noun

  1. a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
  2. Informal.
    1. symbolic approval or recognition for outstanding merit or effort:

      You get the gold star for cooking such a gourmet dinner.

    2. anything that represents an outstanding effort or achievement:

      Her promotion was the gold star she'd been working for.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gold star1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
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The president said the services will be dedicated to helping veterans, Gold Star families, law enforcement members and first responders.

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"There’s a lot of journalists in this city who have made big names for themselves, making up lies about this president, whether it’s the Russia hoax or making up lies about Gold Star families," Waltz said.

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Apparently, though, a gold star for progress wasn’t enough to boost our needy president’s self-esteem.

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According to Merlis’ announcement, the brothers also worked with Phil Spector at L.A.’s storied Gold Star studio on Santa Monica Boulevard, where the Beach Boys recorded portions of “Pet Sounds†and “Good Vibrations†and where Spector developed his so-called Wall of Sound technique in the early 1960s.

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“I’ll give a gold star to whoever drafted the ordinance for creativity. This is some of the most tortured legal reasoning I have ever read,†she said during a council meeting early this month.

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