: 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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The arrivals of Gittens and teenage starlet Estevao are interesting, but the signings of Delap and Joao Pedro suggest Chelsea are keen to have strikers who can fulfil different demands for Maresca.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Recently, American Eagle created a marketing campaign with the rising starlet Sydney Sweeney (known for her roles on the TV shows Euphoria and The White Lotus).
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
It’s become common to look back on the era in which both Lohan and I grew up, the early 2000s, and hang our heads in regret when revisiting how young starlets of the era were treated.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
The public fascination over his love life only grew when he was spotted out with starlets like Barbra Streisand and Margot Kidder.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 31 July 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Recently, American Eagle created a marketing campaign with the rising starlet Sydney Sweeney (known for her roles on the TV shows Euphoria and The White Lotus).
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
It’s become common to look back on the era in which both Lohan and I grew up, the early 2000s, and hang our heads in regret when revisiting how young starlets of the era were treated.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
The public fascination over his love life only grew when he was spotted out with starlets like Barbra Streisand and Margot Kidder.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 31 July 2025
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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