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
The showings for Black actresses in the entertainment space have been dire.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Although Carolyn, played by Sarah Pidgeon, never shared scenes with Naomi Watts’ Jackie in the series, the two actresses previously worked together on the 2024 drama The Friend.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The trio of actresses play a group of friends who have known each other since college, but the unexpected death of Nancy, Kate Mara’s character quickly throws things off as Mary (Moss) and Eleanor (Washington) search for answers.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Cosell, for want of a better word, could be icky, especially around young actresses.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The actresses, almost like a gender, in the Kennedy story, know, to some degree, what kind of public attention to expect.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Angela is the role that thrust Larter back into the spotlight at an age when many actresses are sunsetting their careers.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
O’Hara was one of the most celebrated comic actresses of her generation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
The actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge were among the women who came out with accusations against Brett Ratner.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Although Carolyn, played by Sarah Pidgeon, never shared scenes with Naomi Watts’ Jackie in the series, the two actresses previously worked together on the 2024 drama The Friend.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The trio of actresses play a group of friends who have known each other since college, but the unexpected death of Nancy, Kate Mara’s character quickly throws things off as Mary (Moss) and Eleanor (Washington) search for answers.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Cosell, for want of a better word, could be icky, especially around young actresses.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The actresses, almost like a gender, in the Kennedy story, know, to some degree, what kind of public attention to expect.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Angela is the role that thrust Larter back into the spotlight at an age when many actresses are sunsetting their careers.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
O’Hara was one of the most celebrated comic actresses of her generation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
The actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge were among the women who came out with accusations against Brett Ratner.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actresses
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Prior to showing the video, Zamani read out a list of musicians, artists, filmmakers and actors confirmed as having been killed in the crackdown as well as another half dozen arts and culture professionals who have been detained, requesting that that the audience applaud each of the names.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The episode includes highlights from the screening and panel that brought together the six actors and singers — EJAE, Ji-young Yoo, Audrey Nuna, Arden Cho, May Hong and Rei Ami — for the first time to discuss how the Netflix-Sony Pictures hit has touched their hearts and changed their careers.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
19 Feb. 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
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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If the Trailblazers keep finding so many players to deliver baskets, that’s tough to overcome.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Actresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actresses. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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