as in leading lady
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Consider, too, that as much as Chalamet’s Oscar narrative rested on his status as Hollywood’s new favorite A-lister, Jordan has been a bankable leading man for even longer, one who’s increasingly proving himself as a filmmaker as well.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
More surprisingly, the checklist of stunts does lend itself to the film-with-in-the-film’s ever-unfolding, ad hoc script, with the boys wearing a very funny cut-out of Darby’s face to give the illusion of a leading man holding it all together.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Nearly forty years ago, Bloodsport launched the career of Jean-Claude Van Damme and helped propel him as a bankable leading man known for his glistening muscles and martial arts prowess.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
For Viola Davis, Robert Duvall was a leading man in every sense of the word.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
More surprisingly, the checklist of stunts does lend itself to the film-with-in-the-film’s ever-unfolding, ad hoc script, with the boys wearing a very funny cut-out of Darby’s face to give the illusion of a leading man holding it all together.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Nearly forty years ago, Bloodsport launched the career of Jean-Claude Van Damme and helped propel him as a bankable leading man known for his glistening muscles and martial arts prowess.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
For Viola Davis, Robert Duvall was a leading man in every sense of the word.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading man
leading lady
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What happens when your leading lady goes off the rails?—
Paula Ebben,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Mathis does solid work playing Princess Daisy (Peach’s second-fiddle in the games, here elevated to leading lady), but the real highlight is stars Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario and Luigi.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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