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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKY Backdrop for a shooting star (3) New York Times Aug 13, 2024
4% METEOR Shooting star (6)
4% METEORS Shooting stars (7) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
4% QUITEBRIGHTNIGHTLIGHT Shooting star? (21) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
4% SAGITTARIUS Shooting stars? (11) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
3% SETS Theater backdrops (4) Universal Nov 27, 2025
3% TWINGE Shooting pain (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 23, 2025
3% TWINGES Shooting pains (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
3% POSED Participated in a Vogue shoot (5) Universal Nov 5, 2025
3% GOBIG Shoot for the moon (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 2025

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