as in actor
a woman or girl who acts in a play, movie, etc.
The versatile actress can seemingly play any role. The actresses in the musical vastly outperformed their male counterparts.
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Recent Examples of actress
Over the last two years, the actress has reportedly picked up two neighboring properties in the area, creating what already looks like the beginnings of a private compound spread across roughly half an acre.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Earlier this year, Jennifer Lawrence remained on the best-actress bubble for 2025 Cannes title Die, My Love, and Ari Aster’s divisive COVID-era Western, Eddington, also failed to garner any Academy support.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
When asked if the Dunphys would be willing to return to viewers' screens anytime soon, Emmy Award-winning actress Julie Bowen had a clear answer.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Québécois actress, director, and screenwriter Monia Chokri will preside over the jury for the Cannes Film Festival‘s Caméra d’Or prize.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2026
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Earlier this year, Jennifer Lawrence remained on the best-actress bubble for 2025 Cannes title Die, My Love, and Ari Aster’s divisive COVID-era Western, Eddington, also failed to garner any Academy support.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
When asked if the Dunphys would be willing to return to viewers' screens anytime soon, Emmy Award-winning actress Julie Bowen had a clear answer.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Québécois actress, director, and screenwriter Monia Chokri will preside over the jury for the Cannes Film Festival‘s Caméra d’Or prize.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actress
Noun
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The actor and longtime Knicks fan donned a blue suit with an orange tie on the red carpet.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Musician Beyoncé, actor Nicole Kidman and tennis star Venus Williams serve as co-hosts alongside magazine executive Anna Wintour, who has long spearheaded the event.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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Once again charming viewers with his native Australian accent, the actor remains effortlessly entertaining while using his charisma to neutralize caustic dialogue that would flatten a less likable performer on impact.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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Electronics company Ibiden was the top performer, climbing 17%, while manufacturing and metals company Mitsui Kinzoku gained 16%.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Fast forward, in August 2021, the young entertainer looked all grown up on the red carpet with his mom while showing his support at the premiere of Respect, in which Hudson plays Aretha Franklin.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Not the entertainer who made generations of college football fans laugh every Saturday morning.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The Rays tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI triple by Simpson, arguably the fastest player in MLB who would have had an inside the park home run had Wilyer Abreu not ranged over to cut off his liner down the right-field line.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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Facing elimination isn’t anything new for these Frost players.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actress. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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