Meaning & use
spangled
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Decorated with small, sparkling pieces of metal or light, or covered with bright, scattered points of light.
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The night sky was spangled with thousands of stars.
Dancers wore spangled costumes that caught the stage lights.
A note on using this word
The word is best known from "The Star-Spangled Banner," the title of the United States national anthem.
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