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Star-Spangled Banner

NOUN
American flag
Synonyms
WEAK
American Stars and Stripes Old Glory Stars and Bars Stars and Stripes red white and blue
NOUN
Old Glory
Synonyms
WEAK
Stars and Stripes
NOUN
Stars and Stripes
Synonyms
WEAK
Old Glory US flag red white and blue

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Trump and Xi stood in the centre as a Chinese military band played The Star-Spangled Banner and then the Chinese national anthem as cannons fired.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

They didn’t think twice about climbing inside and belting out a few bars of the Star-Spangled Banner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Profound emotions for Scottie Scheffler hearing the Star-Spangled Banner after winning Olympic gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

National anthem singer Madison Stoneman tried twice to launch into The Star-Spangled Banner and kick off Sunday’s festivities, but her microphone wasn’t functioning properly.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023

Did you know that the original Star-Spangled Banner weighs 50 pounds?

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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