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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star (in)
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The research highlights the need to rethink how young students who act out are treated by educators, given the dire consequences of defaulting to traditional modes of punishment.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2025 -
In that sense, Mad Bills to Pay is a classic coming-of-age story about growing up and taking on responsiblity, about committing major actions and not just acting out.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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Verbruggen performed well, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to play at the tournament for 60 years against Poland in the group stages en route to a 2-1 defeat by England in the semi-finals.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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In 2013, the group was hired by Vladimir Putin to perform a pre-Valentine's Day concert as part of a campaign to boost the country's declining birthrate.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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From Network Monitoring to Network Intelligence Network monitoring has historically been reactive: engineers sift through logs, interpret cryptic alerts, and manually trace the source of problems.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Pieter Mulier interpreted American beauty as simple and modern, a vision perfectly reflected in this sandal silhouette.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Herro, 25, also will play in the All Star game for the first time the following night.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Chiefs, who are going for their third championship in a row, will play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The good vibes that swept through Red Sox spring training camp, and across Red Sox Nation fandom last week with the blockbuster free agent signing of longtime Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, suddenly took on a sour taste Monday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Then the whole thing took on even more urgency when Cale Makar missed a practice due to illness.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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All offseason long the Red Sox have spoken about the need to act with urgency to restore the club to its place as a perennial contender, but after five years of falling short those words were beginning to ring hollow with many fans.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Bove claimed that former U.S. Attorney Damian Williams had acted improperly and that Adams was needed to help the Trump administration with immigration enforcement.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
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In honor of the Games’ host country this year, the star opted for a vintage, Parisian cabaret-style performance, hamming up her movements with every opportunity.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 July 2024
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The many actors who have portrayed the character on screen include Alan Rickman, Ben Mendelsohn and Matthew Macfadyen.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Bill Nye, former Science Guy and current C.E.O. of the Planetary Society, has portrayed the dream of Mars colonization as a dangerous delusion.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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