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
In recent weeks, each of the actresses has been spotted out in the Goldilocks of jackets — that is, styles that are not too long and not too short.
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Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
After soaking in the wild applause for a moment, all the actresses disappeared with Murphy through the back door except for Kardashian.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The actresses continue to support each other publicly, with Walter cheering Hendrix on during her journey on Dancing with the Stars.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
For the ceremony, which took place on Monday on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, the actresses opted for white and gold pumps to support the honoree.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Allen recalls meeting Keaton for the first time while auditioning actresses at the old Morosco Theatre for his play Play It Again, alongside the producer David Merrick.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Advertisement There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
Both actresses are terrific — bringing depth to the film’s high-concept logline — and Sarandon does arguably have the showier part, as the older woman who doesn’t think this young, fabulous creature is worthy of taking care of her children.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of other actresses that certainly could have done it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
After soaking in the wild applause for a moment, all the actresses disappeared with Murphy through the back door except for Kardashian.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The actresses continue to support each other publicly, with Walter cheering Hendrix on during her journey on Dancing with the Stars.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
For the ceremony, which took place on Monday on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, the actresses opted for white and gold pumps to support the honoree.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Allen recalls meeting Keaton for the first time while auditioning actresses at the old Morosco Theatre for his play Play It Again, alongside the producer David Merrick.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Advertisement There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
Both actresses are terrific — bringing depth to the film’s high-concept logline — and Sarandon does arguably have the showier part, as the older woman who doesn’t think this young, fabulous creature is worthy of taking care of her children.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of other actresses that certainly could have done it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actresses
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State actors routinely accessed classified information for at least 10 years.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cameron uses motion capture to translate the performance of the actors, including their body movements and facial expressions, into the blue humanoid characters known as the Na’vi.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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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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The players were greeting one another following the Chiefs’ 30-17 victory when Detroit’s Brian Branch appeared to snub KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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In grabbing McNeeley in the same class as Knueppel, Sion James and Ryan Kalkbrenner, Charlotte wanted to infuse its roster with youthful players boasting an old school mentality.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Actresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actresses. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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