as in leading lady
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Noun
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Anderson’s leading lady Mia Threapleton — who has acting in her blood thanks to mother Kate Winslet — was overcome with emotion as the applause raged on, smiling as tears poured down her face.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
18 May 2025 -
The other series regulars playing hockey players who would each take turns as a lead in subsequent seasons include Cipriano (Logan from Book #2, The Mistake), Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal) and Kalyn (Dean from Book #3, The Score), with Abdalla as Dean’s future leading lady, Allie.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 May 2025
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Daniel Kaluuya is perhaps the only Black leading man who rivals Jordan’s mix of critical acclaim and box-office success.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Hutchins was attending a rehearsal at New Mexico’s Bonanza Creek Ranch on Oct. 21, 2021, when she was fatally shot by a prop gun handled by leading man Alec Baldwin.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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Its only movie to date, a 2022 drama called The Wandering Moon, about a fateful friendship between a young man and a girl, got six nominations for the Japan Academy Film Prize, including for best actor and actress.—
James Simms,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The actress recently opened up about her battle against the restrictive period corsetry and brasiers worn by her character Bertha Russell during a Gilded Age panel on Saturday at Austin's ATX TV Festival.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
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Criss’ costar Colfer posed atop booths for photos, while others stood on chairs to get a good view of the concert.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Sarah Snook, who played Shiv Roy on that HBO drama, was nominated (and went on to win!), following in the footsteps of her costars Jeremy Strong and Keiran Culkin.—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
9 June 2025
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The walk-ons do not count against the new limit of 15 scholarship players as set by the NCAA.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
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In all likelihood, for most Power 4 programs, there will still be walk-on players filling spots on the team.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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There is not normally an upside to losing a star player through injury for a lengthy period, but Kaoru Mitoma’s absence from the last 16 games of the 2023-24 season had a silver lining for Brighton & Hove Albion.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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“Coactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coactor. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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