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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
Now the actors, who work as game masters and perform as distressed abductees at the venue, will be frightening their guests while under union protection.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The actors, both first-time Oscar nominees for their performances in Joachim Trier's movie, dig in on their complicated roles.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Others are actors representing versions of real relationships.
—Ivy Pochoda, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Among the actors who aren’t instantly recognizable, Maximo Salas steals a number of scenes as a bumbling student whom Greg takes under his wing.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
For the people in the seats, the actors on stage, and for the livelihood of a small town.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Highly skilled actors and some governments may still find ways around safeguards.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The InterPositive tools do not rely on text-to-video prompts, but instead a storehouse of visual data created by human actors on a secure soundstage and used to train the company’s proprietary models.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Rounding out the cast are Thu Trang, one of Vietnam’s most commercially successful actors with credits across more than 20 films; Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Hien, a veteran of Cai Luong (Vietnamese traditional opera); and child actor Bao Nam.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The actors, both first-time Oscar nominees for their performances in Joachim Trier's movie, dig in on their complicated roles.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Others are actors representing versions of real relationships.
—Ivy Pochoda, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Among the actors who aren’t instantly recognizable, Maximo Salas steals a number of scenes as a bumbling student whom Greg takes under his wing.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
For the people in the seats, the actors on stage, and for the livelihood of a small town.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Highly skilled actors and some governments may still find ways around safeguards.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The InterPositive tools do not rely on text-to-video prompts, but instead a storehouse of visual data created by human actors on a secure soundstage and used to train the company’s proprietary models.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Rounding out the cast are Thu Trang, one of Vietnam’s most commercially successful actors with credits across more than 20 films; Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Hien, a veteran of Cai Luong (Vietnamese traditional opera); and child actor Bao Nam.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Mar. 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.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Although the data remains locally stored on each device, all participants in the network can validate the records, which ensures that the information cannot be secretly modified or erased.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The multivitamin group aged about four months less biologically compared with people taking a placebo — and participants who entered the trial with signs of accelerated biological aging appeared to benefit the most.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Beyond longtime collaborators and family, Gyllenhaal rounded out the supporting cast with a powerhouse group of actresses, including Penélope Cruz and Annette Bening.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Both characters were core to the fifth and sixth movies, but what happened to the actresses?—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Opie, one of America’s foremost photographers, has turned her lens on a wide range of subjects from Elton John to high school football players, and her own friends and family.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Doncic showcased his offensive wizardry, joining Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor and Jerry West as the only players in Lakers history to record at least 40 points in a season 10 times.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to stick around for the twice-daily gunfights staged in the dusty streets by local thespians in 10-gallon hats.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The pic which stars a murderer’s row of thespians including Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Al Pacino, and Martin Scorsese, follows a disillusioned author who is drawn into a violent underworld quest to authenticate a manuscript believed to be Dante Alighieri’s original Divine Comedy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Actors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actors. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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