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as in actress
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)
my sister went to drama school to become an actor
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as in participant
one who takes part in something
Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation
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Recent Examples of actor
A lot of the time there was no overtime, actors would be speaking and the lights would come on.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Beyond grieving the loss of her friend from the show, however, Baela actor Bethany Antonia feels Jace’s death pushes House of the Dragon into a heartbreaking speed for the rest of the season.
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Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The actors both posted the film's poster on Monday on social media.
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Mason Leib,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Hailey is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and graphic designer Kennya Baldwin.
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Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Beyond grieving the loss of her friend from the show, however, Baela actor Bethany Antonia feels Jace’s death pushes House of the Dragon into a heartbreaking speed for the rest of the season.
—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The actors both posted the film's poster on Monday on social media.
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Mason Leib,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Hailey is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and graphic designer Kennya Baldwin.
—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actor
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The actress got her start in Cuban and Spanish cinema before transitioning to Hollywood in 2014.
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Fair highlights Despite the ongoing issues, the sparse number of visitors entertained themselves with interactive exhibits, like dressing up as former President George Washington or speaking with an actress portraying Betsy Ross.
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The World Cup group stage — the biggest in the tournament’s 96-year history — wraps with a match at AT&T Stadium between defending champion Argentina and first-time participants Jordan.
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The studies on people in Canada and Australia were designed to avoid possible bias from health-conscious participants.
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Last week, Wilkins was named as being a performer at a Freedom 250 event to be held in Belgium June 28, opening for the Zac Brown Band.
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Her collection preserves not only the traces of a public life, but evidence of a performer who refused to separate politics from performance and performance from ephemerality.
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.
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For Iraq, a victory would be its first in World Cup competition while Senegal, a quarterfinalist in 2002, would like to get a win for Sadio Mane, one of Africa’s most iconic players, who may be playing in his final World Cup.
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The entertainer gained notoriety on social media in the late 2010s for his sketches mocking everyday scenarios.
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Cody Johnson won for entertainer of the year.
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And in doing so, Gunther often lulls crowds into becoming sporting event spectators rather than the raucous participators that most other wrestlers try to draw out of them.
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Another group of budding young thespians have joined Prime Video‘s YA adaptation of Chloe Walsh‘s BookTok sensation Boys of Tommen.
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Colman Domingo and Sarah Pidgeon are true thespians.
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“Actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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