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as in performers
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 participants
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 actors
Just as their characters have evolved and gained electric momentum in their careers, so have the actors.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also warned that Washington would not tolerate any tolling system on Hormuz, saying his agency would aggressively target any actors involved.
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Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
A lot of people outside of the industry don’t realize how little choice most actors have.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
The actors offer suggestions each time, on movement, dialogue.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Patton Oswalt voiced Remy while other voice actors included Lou Romano, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O’Toole, Brad Garrett, Jeaneane Garofalo, and Will Arnett, to name a few.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Most actors in the supply chain are not measuring consumption in a systematic or transparent way.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
If unethical actors can deploy custom frontier AI models to aggressively interrogate smart contracts and find hidden protocol flaws, human-only defensive audits will be rendered obsolete.
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Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The result was a successful audio drama, a format that can benefit from actors, atmosphere and dramatic tension at a fraction of the cost of a film or TV series.
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Callum McLennan,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also warned that Washington would not tolerate any tolling system on Hormuz, saying his agency would aggressively target any actors involved.
—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
A lot of people outside of the industry don’t realize how little choice most actors have.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
The actors offer suggestions each time, on movement, dialogue.
—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Patton Oswalt voiced Remy while other voice actors included Lou Romano, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O’Toole, Brad Garrett, Jeaneane Garofalo, and Will Arnett, to name a few.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Most actors in the supply chain are not measuring consumption in a systematic or transparent way.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
If unethical actors can deploy custom frontier AI models to aggressively interrogate smart contracts and find hidden protocol flaws, human-only defensive audits will be rendered obsolete.
—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The result was a successful audio drama, a format that can benefit from actors, atmosphere and dramatic tension at a fraction of the cost of a film or TV series.
—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actors
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.
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According to a report shared first with USA TODAY, as of 2025, among participants who were not yet saving for retirement, 20% of emergency savers began contributing to a 401(k) for the first time after initiating emergency savings.
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Last year was the Avalo program’s first commercial season growing cotton, and it’s poised to expand sixfold in acreage in 2026, with all the first-year farmers returning along with additional participants.
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Surgeon Ben Talei — famed for deep plane rejuvenation and natural results on models and actresses — until recently worked with Aura After Care, its own separate hotel facility at 10251 Wilshire Blvd.
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Both actresses came up in the 1990s and have many high-profile projects on their respective list of credits.
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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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Colman Domingo and Sarah Pidgeon are true thespians.
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Vivienne Westwood has reimagined the outdoor terrace of J Sheekey to mark the 130th anniversary of the landmark London restaurant that started as a stall holder in 1896 serving post-theater suppers to hungry thespians and audiences.
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While continuing to invest in existing cloud players may work for some, others are moving to develop their own sovereign, on-premise compute infrastructure.
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This draft featured several players who could have helped in that regard, including Albert Smits out of Europe and Chase Reid of the OHL's Sault Ste.
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“Actors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actors. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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