meteor
/ˈmitiər/
noun
- A piece of rock or metal from space that burns brightly as it enters Earth's atmosphere, often called a shooting star.
- The meteor disintegrated before it could reach the ground.
- Last night, I saw a bright meteor streak across the sky.
- Many people gathered on the hill to watch the meteor display.
- A person or thing that rises or achieves success very quickly and then fades.
- His career was a meteor — brilliant but short-lived.
- That startup was a meteor, booming for a year and then disappearing.
- The young singer was a meteor in the music industry, famous for only a few years.
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