as in leading lady
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Recent Examples of leading man
Since then, the world has expanded and splintered and niche-ified itself in ways even Wolfe—who was certainly the leading man in his own movie, strolling down Madison Avenue in a white three-piece suit and homburg hat as the culture wars of the 60s raged on—might not have imagined.
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Julia Vitale, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
In an interview with PEOPLE in September, Welch pulled back the curtain on her Chad Powers appearance and recalled meeting Powell, the show’s leading man.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
And then to have that come from a leading man type.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
To one generation, Ben Stiller is the leading man in all those Meet the Parents movies and the director and executive producer of Severance.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Julia Vitale, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
In an interview with PEOPLE in September, Welch pulled back the curtain on her Chad Powers appearance and recalled meeting Powell, the show’s leading man.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
And then to have that come from a leading man type.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
To one generation, Ben Stiller is the leading man in all those Meet the Parents movies and the director and executive producer of Severance.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading man
leading lady
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From Dakota Johnson and Jane Fonda to Brittany Snow and Anne Hathaway, each leading lady uniquely styled the timeless shoe, whether accompanied by a dressy look or a low-key ensemble.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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A lot of viewers found her the most captivating presence in Part 1 of the doc, with obvious screen charisma that established her as a leading lady after all these years — playing a character that Hollywood couldn’t have invented better, the manager-muse.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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