Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starring (in)
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His brittle mum Heather (a heartbreaking and frustrating Shirley Henderson) is barely holding things together as is, and then John starts, well, acting out?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Despite their language barrier, Costner did his best to talk to the tribe about buffalo, acting out how the animal would behave.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Humanoid robots are already taking on some tasks and will take on more.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Risks of an imminent economic downturn are making businesses cautious about taking on new hires, and limiting opportunities for workers across the board.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Understanding how people's bodies react to baby cries could one day help identify caregivers most attuned to infant needs, or even assist new parents in better interpreting what their child is trying to communicate.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nonverbal Awareness The art of reading and interpreting nonverbal clues has been broken and lost in these times.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Starring (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starring%20%28in%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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