as in leading man
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Recent Examples of star turn
By acquiring Granlund before his international star turn, Stars GM Jim Nill may have bought low.
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Carol Schram, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Locked up for 10 years for his scheme to frame Paddington for stealing a pop-up book, Phoenix, a former actor, finally gets his star turn.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
His first Oscar nom came for his star turn in the 2018 drama Call Me by Your Name.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Glaser, a hot comedian fresh off her star turn at Tom Brady’s roast, wasted no time skewering Hollywood’s glitterati, but did so without the blowback received by last year’s host, Jo Koy.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Carol Schram, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Locked up for 10 years for his scheme to frame Paddington for stealing a pop-up book, Phoenix, a former actor, finally gets his star turn.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
His first Oscar nom came for his star turn in the 2018 drama Call Me by Your Name.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Glaser, a hot comedian fresh off her star turn at Tom Brady’s roast, wasted no time skewering Hollywood’s glitterati, but did so without the blowback received by last year’s host, Jo Koy.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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Netflix believes Millie Bobby Brown, now 21, is a leading lady, given her prominent role in five seasons of the stellar Stranger Things, but her delivery here is stilted and feels phony, certainly not aided by the script.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
15 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
Noun
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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
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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 21 Mar. 2025.
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