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Recent Examples of nonactor
For nonactors, preening in front of a camera with directors calling out emotions to convey merely with facial expressions and gestures can be cringe inducing.
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Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018
Contrary to popular belief, the director did not, for the most part, use nonactors in this film; seasoned performers played the major roles.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2017
Willem Dafoe plays, with great grace, the motel manager, but the remainder of the cast members are almost all nonactors.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2017
Contrary to popular belief, the director did not, for the most part, use nonactors in this film
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2017
Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018
Contrary to popular belief, the director did not, for the most part, use nonactors in this film; seasoned performers played the major roles.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2017
Willem Dafoe plays, with great grace, the motel manager, but the remainder of the cast members are almost all nonactors.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2017
Contrary to popular belief, the director did not, for the most part, use nonactors in this film
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonactor
Noun
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For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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These tools power cybercrime, automating sophisticated attacks and enabling novices to deploy phishing, malware or social engineering campaigns with ease.—
Skip Sanzeri,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Again, once the Field School staff restrained the shark, the team of amateurs got to work quickly and efficiently, with the only mishap being a person who rubbed their fingers the wrong way against the shark skin and got an abrasion that drew a bit of blood.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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Still, Jake Cronenworth raised an eyebrow when his phone rang during the seventh round of the 2015 amateur draft.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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“Nonactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonactor. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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