: 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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Researchers reached this conclusion by observing restful behaviors in the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda and the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Other episodes will feature guest appearances from pop starlet Meghan Trainor and funk legend Bootsy Collins.
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The starlet only wore a white dress once, for her first wedding in 1942.
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Along with those, names inspired by fictional and real-life starlets will also be in vogue.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Other episodes will feature guest appearances from pop starlet Meghan Trainor and funk legend Bootsy Collins.
—Craig Lindsey, Houston Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2026
The starlet only wore a white dress once, for her first wedding in 1942.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Along with those, names inspired by fictional and real-life starlets will also be in vogue.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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