as in leading man
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Recent Examples of leading lady
Any leading lady could wear that this year and still look entirely chic.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Glimpses of the unrequited longing prevalent in Song's first feature punctuate the trailer via a lovelorn Evans, leaving Johnson's leading lady uncertain of how her love story will play out.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Rachel Brosnahan was already an Emmy nominee when Amy Sherman-Palladino entered her life, but the prolific creator’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel quickly turned the actor into an Emmy-winning leading lady.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
And the Academy Award for best career turnaround goes to…Demi Moore, who has gone from formerly bankable leading lady to genuine Oscar hopeful this year.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Glimpses of the unrequited longing prevalent in Song's first feature punctuate the trailer via a lovelorn Evans, leaving Johnson's leading lady uncertain of how her love story will play out.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Rachel Brosnahan was already an Emmy nominee when Amy Sherman-Palladino entered her life, but the prolific creator’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel quickly turned the actor into an Emmy-winning leading lady.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
And the Academy Award for best career turnaround goes to…Demi Moore, who has gone from formerly bankable leading lady to genuine Oscar hopeful this year.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading lady
leading man
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It was announced that Jonas had been cast as the leading man in the Broadway revival opposite costar Adrienne Warren in the summer of 2024.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Though never a conventional leading man, Baker was valued in the industry for his consistency and screen presence.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20lady. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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