as in leading man
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Recent Examples of star turn
Bill Murray's star turn playing himself just might rank as one of the best surprise cameos of all time.
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Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Zendaya is a beloved fashionista, but one of her recent accessories is getting its own star turn.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Bardstown’s star turn will be part of the morning TV show's Merriest Main Street Tour, WAVE reported.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
With its flinty, morbid humor and collection of eccentric characters—including a star turn by Jamie Lee Curtis as a tough mafia enforcer named Bo Shea—The Sticky is definitely channeling the Cohn brothers' Fargo.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Zendaya is a beloved fashionista, but one of her recent accessories is getting its own star turn.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Bardstown’s star turn will be part of the morning TV show's Merriest Main Street Tour, WAVE reported.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
With its flinty, morbid humor and collection of eccentric characters—including a star turn by Jamie Lee Curtis as a tough mafia enforcer named Bo Shea—The Sticky is definitely channeling the Cohn brothers' Fargo.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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The mobilization of fans across the country is reminiscent of the reaction to supporters in England to proposals by the leading men’s clubs to set up a European Super League in 2021.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Sidney Poitier — Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor, for a film that may seem slight on the surface but, in actuality, is a great representation of his one-in-a-million skill as a leading man.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of the iconic Good Witch, Grande certainly looked the part of a Hollywood leading lady: The star chose a voluminous design from the Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture collection.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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Chopra Jonas has firmly established herself as an international leading lady.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Zaim is the current U.S. Consulting Leader and former national managing principal of the Advisory practice.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Briana Pelton, the principal of Oberlin Magnet Middle School in Raleigh, sent a letter to parents Thursday, March 6, notifying them that a student at the school had been diagnosed with whooping cough.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Underworld and Love And Friendship star Beckinsale is coming off features Canary Black and Stolen Girl.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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Photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, January 2010 Renée Zellweger, star of Bridget Jones’s Diary, wears an Atelier Versace dress of silk and point d’esprit in the Tuileries Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, April 2001.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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