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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
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.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Additional filming was done in Nepal, with the actors making part of the trek to the Everest base camp, though the actors did not actually film at the real base camp.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
And there are 1,000,000 different kinds of actors.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Both actors drove Formula Two cars that were made to look like Formula One cars.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Audiences will converse with the actors, other audience members and interact with their virtual surroundings.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The new show, Uncanny Alley, features two actors who seamlessly bring multiple characters to life.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
This meant the actors themselves, both portraying F1 drivers, had to be able to drive a car, and drive a car well.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The actors also worked together on Thanksgiving to help serve meals as part of the charitable organization Midnight Mission.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Additional filming was done in Nepal, with the actors making part of the trek to the Everest base camp, though the actors did not actually film at the real base camp.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
And there are 1,000,000 different kinds of actors.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Both actors drove Formula Two cars that were made to look like Formula One cars.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Audiences will converse with the actors, other audience members and interact with their virtual surroundings.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The new show, Uncanny Alley, features two actors who seamlessly bring multiple characters to life.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
This meant the actors themselves, both portraying F1 drivers, had to be able to drive a car, and drive a car well.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The actors also worked together on Thanksgiving to help serve meals as part of the charitable organization Midnight Mission.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actors
Noun
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This initiative seeks to compile one of the largest biomedical databases, enrolling over a million participants with a strong focus on women and underrepresented communities.—
Eric Ezenwa,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2025
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Other notable participants include Boise State, Butler, Georgetown and USC.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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But in this version the actresses are not midlevel hopefuls; rather Ivy Lynn (Robyn Hurder) is already a star, and Karen Cartwright (Caroline Bowman) her longtime understudy.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The two Academy Award-winning actresses stepped out with friends on Wednesday, April 9, where they were spotted walking along a street in Manhattan.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Those three players, all locker room leaders in their own ways, seemed to agree their team is working through a real rut.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Neither is expected to be the answer to Wrexham’s lack of goals up front, so both players heading back out on loan may well be in everyone’s best interests.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Actors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actors. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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