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Recent Examples of star turn
Matthew’s star turn—which had been the plan all along—was an open secret.
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
For nearly two decades, no FIFA tournament has been complete without a star turn from Lionel Messi.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Now over a decade old, the resort has a storied history filled with star turns.
—Alesandra Dubin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid both also put in star turns during 4 Nations play this February; the U.S.-Canada final drew 9.3 million viewers.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
For nearly two decades, no FIFA tournament has been complete without a star turn from Lionel Messi.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Now over a decade old, the resort has a storied history filled with star turns.
—Alesandra Dubin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid both also put in star turns during 4 Nations play this February; the U.S.-Canada final drew 9.3 million viewers.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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In most other companies, he would have never been cast as a leading man.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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An American Pickle, his last vehicle as a leading man, wound up on HBO Max, though that was one of many films pushed to streaming during early Covid.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In a featurette posted Wednesday (Aug. 6), director Jon M. Chu and leading ladies Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande gave fans a narrated sneak peek at what takes place in Wicked: For Good, which will hit theaters in November.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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Neeson himself raved about his leading lady in an Entertainment Weekly cover story published last month.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Investments in securities are not insured, protected or guaranteed and may result in loss of income and/or principal.—
Daniel Kern,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The series, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, returns to Netflix in two parts and introduces new cast members, including Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Steve Buscemi as Nevermore’s new principal and Lady Gaga as a mysterious teacher.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And sports stars and Mahatma Gandhi and Florence Nightingale and more than 20,000 other pieces, and with them, a question: What's to become of it all? Krasula, closing on 77, never had kids.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This philosophy is one that many NFL teams are gravitating toward where star athletes are seeing little to no playing time in the preseason.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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