starlet

noun

Definition of starletnext
as in actress

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Recent Examples of starlet Real Madrid academy starlet Nico Paz has shone in a creative attacking midfield role, while all-action winger Assane Diao has crashed home two goals in his first five games for the club. — Thom Harris, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025 Appleton teamed up with Color Wow to create a hair mask that emulates the ultra shiny hair he’s known for creating on his starlet clients. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 Her death at age 32 shocked the world, devastated fans and sparked still ongoing theories about what really happened to the starlet. — Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Iris Apfel, famed designer and proud 'geriatric starlet' Read Iris Apfel's obituary Ultimately, Apfel was best known for her look: owlish round glasses, heaps of clanking jewelry, and cropped grey hair. — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for starlet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlet
  1. actress
  2. actor
  3. thespian
Noun
  • In real life, the Oscar-winning actress found love with cinematographer, Daniel Moder.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • That sounds surprising for an actress who always seems to find ways to make her characters so interesting and multilayered.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of actress
Noun
  • The search is officially underway for the actors who will make up the storied Ingalls family in the streamer’s reboot of the classic ’70s drama.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The young actor has a disconcerting awareness of the roiling potential of his changing body.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of actor
Noun
  • The renowned thespian continued, touching on the sense of responsibility and accountability he’s instilled within his eldest son.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • As great a tale as that is, it's made even better by the casting of actual thespians from Sing Sing.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of thespian

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