as in leading man
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Recent Examples of star turn
After his 1986 star turn, Burt hung out in various wildlife preserves before arriving at Crocosaurus Cove in 2008.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
The actor—known and beloved by generations as the voices of Star Wars' Darth Vader and The Lion King's Mufasa, among countless other star turns across stage and screen—was 93 years old.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The editors spend months—even years—tracking extraordinary projects, and there are quite a few star turns on these pages.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
And Culkin believes the time may have arrived for his children to watch his sibling take his star turn.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
The actor—known and beloved by generations as the voices of Star Wars' Darth Vader and The Lion King's Mufasa, among countless other star turns across stage and screen—was 93 years old.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The editors spend months—even years—tracking extraordinary projects, and there are quite a few star turns on these pages.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
And Culkin believes the time may have arrived for his children to watch his sibling take his star turn.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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It’s taken you 40 years to finally reach leading man status.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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After the plays were written, Shakespeare teamed with actors to rehearse, such as leading man Richard Burbage and comic relief William Kempe, both part of the acting company Shakespeare belonged to, called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.—
Jeffrey R. Wilson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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All while his admittedly gorgeous leading lady plays a cryptic symbol?—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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With the success of the film largely dependent on how well Holt and Gooding clicked with one another, the latter made a point to bond with his leading lady by any means necessary.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Disputing rumors of a cancellation late last year, HBO confirmed that production for season 3 would begin in early 2025 with the same principal cast set to return.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The amount applied to reduce the principal of the mortgage.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher may be going through a $75 million divorce, but the Borat star only had good things to say about his ex in her new post.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Monaghan is actress Jaclyn Lemon: The TV star is famous enough to be recognized by other guests (and paid for her childhood friends' vacations).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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