star attraction
noun
: the person or thing that people most want to see
The pandas are the zoo's star attraction.
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This one lives in a bit of a dead-end town — the roller rink a star attraction — and puts a human face on them.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
So why wasn’t Curry a star attraction Saturday night, on the Warriors’ home court, in a potential rematch of last season’s 3-point challenge with Sabrina Ionescu, a Walnut Creek native and WNBA star for the New York Liberty?
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
His Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida became a conservative celebrity magnet and host of headline-generating press events where the star attraction's remarks have geopolitical consequences.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
The quote has been cited over the years for two separate purposes: to allege that the American understanding of soccer was still somewhat underdeveloped at that time, but also as evidence that defenders simply don’t have the star attraction of forwards.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
So why wasn’t Curry a star attraction Saturday night, on the Warriors’ home court, in a potential rematch of last season’s 3-point challenge with Sabrina Ionescu, a Walnut Creek native and WNBA star for the New York Liberty?
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
His Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida became a conservative celebrity magnet and host of headline-generating press events where the star attraction's remarks have geopolitical consequences.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
The quote has been cited over the years for two separate purposes: to allege that the American understanding of soccer was still somewhat underdeveloped at that time, but also as evidence that defenders simply don’t have the star attraction of forwards.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Star attraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/star%20attraction. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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