see stars
idiom
: to see flashes of light usually because one has been hit on the head
I bumped into the wall so hard that I saw stars.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Fans want to see stars, and this approach offers a high concentration of them, in a novel situation.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
That means the sky gets dark enough to see stars by 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. local time.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 May 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Fans want to see stars, and sometimes the biggest starts aren’t necessarily the best players.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Fans want to see stars, and this approach offers a high concentration of them, in a novel situation.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
That means the sky gets dark enough to see stars by 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. local time.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 May 2025
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“See stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20stars. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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