as in actors
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 actresses
With Thurman leaving no crumbs in her performance as the revenge-seeking matriarch of criminals, she is complimented by a talented ensemble of young actresses.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Instead, the images shown feature girls and women, all non-actresses, caught in private moments inside their homes and in ordinary life, mixed with improvised scenes in a school, as well as landscape and observational scenes.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
In addition to making stars out of all four actresses, the series provided female viewers with a mature look at single, married, and divorced life.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Until the 1970s, only actresses and models had to be beautiful.
—Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 8 Mar. 2026
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
Both characters were core to the fifth and sixth movies, but what happened to the actresses?
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2026
O’Hara was one of the most celebrated comic actresses of her generation.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
Buckley is one of the most respected dramatic actresses working today.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Instead, the images shown feature girls and women, all non-actresses, caught in private moments inside their homes and in ordinary life, mixed with improvised scenes in a school, as well as landscape and observational scenes.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
In addition to making stars out of all four actresses, the series provided female viewers with a mature look at single, married, and divorced life.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Until the 1970s, only actresses and models had to be beautiful.
—Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 8 Mar. 2026
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
Both characters were core to the fifth and sixth movies, but what happened to the actresses?
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2026
O’Hara was one of the most celebrated comic actresses of her generation.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
Buckley is one of the most respected dramatic actresses working today.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actresses
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Still, the series might have flopped were its actors not so likable.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The actors paused momentarily before continuing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Throughout the fourth quarter, the Spartans (32-7) kept finding open players with near-perfect execution on offense.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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As a result, one former NFL star believes the current players should be seeing a cut, and that’s especially the case if the league gets its way with an 18th game added to the regular-season schedule.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Actresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actresses. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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