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For weeks in this space, the thought — through no fault of their own — was to swap out Powell and Andrew Wiggins for draft capital, to either further fuel the youth pipeline or to amass and then package picks in a trade for a potential leading man (preferably a Greek leading man).
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
This leading man didn't shy away from adding some major bling to his red carpet look.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Buy this cozy cable knit quarter zip for the leading man in your life this holiday season.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The focal points of the story, however, are producer Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine), director Waris Hussein (future Master Sacha Dhawan), and leading man William Hartnell (David Bradley).
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
This leading man didn't shy away from adding some major bling to his red carpet look.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Buy this cozy cable knit quarter zip for the leading man in your life this holiday season.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The focal points of the story, however, are producer Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine), director Waris Hussein (future Master Sacha Dhawan), and leading man William Hartnell (David Bradley).
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading man
leading lady
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The leading lady is murdered, and Detective Frank Cioffi has to solve the mystery while her show tries to continue.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The plot gets pleasingly messy despite starring a leading lady who was quite literally constructed to tidy up.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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