as in leading man
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Recent Examples of star turn
After his 1986 star turn, Burt hung out in various wildlife preserves before arriving at Crocosaurus Cove in 2008.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
The actor—known and beloved by generations as the voices of Star Wars' Darth Vader and The Lion King's Mufasa, among countless other star turns across stage and screen—was 93 years old.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The editors spend months—even years—tracking extraordinary projects, and there are quite a few star turns on these pages.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
And Culkin believes the time may have arrived for his children to watch his sibling take his star turn.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
The actor—known and beloved by generations as the voices of Star Wars' Darth Vader and The Lion King's Mufasa, among countless other star turns across stage and screen—was 93 years old.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The editors spend months—even years—tracking extraordinary projects, and there are quite a few star turns on these pages.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
And Culkin believes the time may have arrived for his children to watch his sibling take his star turn.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for star turn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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As a force-of-nature newcomer vying for a big-screen break, Margot Robbie is all frantic energy, while Brad Pitt deploys his star wattage to great effect playing a famous leading man just cresting the peak of his career and starting on the way down.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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Neymar had served his time at the Camp Nou, was more than justified in wanting to be the leading man rather than a supporting actor.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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All while his admittedly gorgeous leading lady plays a cryptic symbol?—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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With the success of the film largely dependent on how well Holt and Gooding clicked with one another, the latter made a point to bond with his leading lady by any means necessary.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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In Broward, the office of the superintendent released a memo to principals, similarly reminding them to seek proper authorization prior to releasing any student information and advising them to contact their legal team before taking any action.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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The principal accused him of disrupting his Middleborough Middle School and of demeaning LGBTQ students.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bravo is getting ready to have a group of The Real Housewives stars check in to the Love Hotel.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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The star back was signed to UNLV but was granted a release due to a coaching change.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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