: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
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She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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With the help of a starlet named Vera, her dream of meeting him slowly takes shape.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 July 2025
While more experienced figures will be tasked with keeping things tight in midfield and defense, the Barcelona starlet may have to make something out of nothing going forward.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Daisy Edgar-Jones announced her new role as most starlets do these days: on Instagram.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 25 June 2025
What if starlets like Spears were not happy collaborators in a patriarchal order but scapegoats who had been exploited for profit, pushed to the brink by an insatiable audience, and forced to bear the misogynistic projections of an entire country?
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 July 2025
While more experienced figures will be tasked with keeping things tight in midfield and defense, the Barcelona starlet may have to make something out of nothing going forward.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Daisy Edgar-Jones announced her new role as most starlets do these days: on Instagram.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 25 June 2025
What if starlets like Spears were not happy collaborators in a patriarchal order but scapegoats who had been exploited for profit, pushed to the brink by an insatiable audience, and forced to bear the misogynistic projections of an entire country?
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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