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In Johnson’s staging, Austin is fragile and visibly intimidated by the hulking, bullying presence of Lee, who implies cruelly and wordlessly that Austin could be a closeted gay man.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The show shares its title with a recent biopic starring Sebastian Stan that depicts the president as a slumlord, rising to real estate mogul status with the use of ruthless strategy, impressed on him by closeted gay lawyer Roy Cohn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
On One Tree Hill, Teal played Josh Avery, a closeted actor who starred in Julian Baker and Alex Dupre’s film Seven Dreams ‘Til Tuesday.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The Thatcherite Britain of Blue Jean Is an Eerie Mirror for the Present
Georgia Oakley’s debut feature tells a profoundly moving story of a closeted lesbian teacher at a crossroads.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The show shares its title with a recent biopic starring Sebastian Stan that depicts the president as a slumlord, rising to real estate mogul status with the use of ruthless strategy, impressed on him by closeted gay lawyer Roy Cohn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
On One Tree Hill, Teal played Josh Avery, a closeted actor who starred in Julian Baker and Alex Dupre’s film Seven Dreams ‘Til Tuesday.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The Thatcherite Britain of Blue Jean Is an Eerie Mirror for the Present
Georgia Oakley’s debut feature tells a profoundly moving story of a closeted lesbian teacher at a crossroads.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for closeted
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closeted. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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