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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
Nick Castle as Michael Myers Though different actors have taken on the role of Michael Myers throughout nearly 50 years of Halloween, Nick Castle, now 76, was the original — and the most recent — actor to play the villain.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
With this in mind, Browning deliberately worked to humanize the actors.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
States, and now nonstate actors, have been engaging in wars of various kinds almost constantly since World War II.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The lensing by Sofian El Fani (Blue Is the Warmest Color) captures the play of textures and light, with special attention to close-ups of the kabuki actors, their faces revealing so much through the mask-like makeup.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Lane is still one of the most talented actors out there and carries this off in style.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Pennywise has now been portrayed in a miniseries, two films, and now series, but only by two actors.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
When a set photo depicting the actors cast as dwarves surfaced in 2023, revealing that only one of the actors had dwarfism, a fresh wave of criticism rolled in.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
And there are 1,000,000 different kinds of actors.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
With this in mind, Browning deliberately worked to humanize the actors.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
States, and now nonstate actors, have been engaging in wars of various kinds almost constantly since World War II.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The lensing by Sofian El Fani (Blue Is the Warmest Color) captures the play of textures and light, with special attention to close-ups of the kabuki actors, their faces revealing so much through the mask-like makeup.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Lane is still one of the most talented actors out there and carries this off in style.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Pennywise has now been portrayed in a miniseries, two films, and now series, but only by two actors.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
When a set photo depicting the actors cast as dwarves surfaced in 2023, revealing that only one of the actors had dwarfism, a fresh wave of criticism rolled in.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
And there are 1,000,000 different kinds of actors.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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That means fewer than 1% of clinical trial participants today are women of Middle East, South Asian, and African origin, Smith said.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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As a result, the number of participants in the Miss Universe pageant fluctuates year after year based on certain franchising restrictions and changes.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Elisabeth Moss plays a former sitcom star who, after losing one too many jobs to younger actresses, comes under the sway of a powerful wellness guru (Kate Hudson) but begins to sense something sinister afoot.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The actresses will join Paul Mescal (McCartney), Harris Dickinson (Lennon), Barry Keoghan (Starr), and Joseph Quinn (Harrison).—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Within hours, domestic players dominated key categories.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Third, there will be a trickle-down effect to get players in more appropriate sports in the lineup.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stuhlbarg has taken a bunch of lessons from fellow thespians for decades.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Actors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actors. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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