Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for star (in)
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Being faced with an unavoidable conflict or having to work versus connecting (think staying in to do chores or homework versus spending time with friends) is the fast-track to acting out.—
Maressa Brown,
Parents,
18 June 2026 -
The statement accused Blake of acting out of retaliation for an incident that occurred earlier in the lacrosse season.—
Ryan Canfield OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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These will be highly specialized agents that sit on top of Anaplan’s applications, capable of performing tasks autonomously for users.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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While humans thrive on ambiguity, context, metaphor and inference, machines generally perform better when information is categorized, tagged, labeled and linked in ways that reduce uncertainty.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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In order to understand what is happening, the reader must interpret the images and the character’s dialogue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Research that starts online often bears more fruit when it’s continued in person at a genealogical library, where professional genealogists and librarians can help locate and interpret records.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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For tour this time around, Pillsbury is looking forward to playing larger venues, which offer space for grander production.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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The elder Moniak, now 86, played six seasons in the Red Sox farm system from 1958-63, and like Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was among the young outfielders who benefited from the tutelage of a special batting instructor named Ted Williams at spring training ‘61-63.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2026
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Maddie’s Secret isn’t a drag film, although Early had to don a blond wig, breast prosthetics, and hip pads to take on the role.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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After the city’s excellent 0-0 opener between Spain and Cape Verde, heavy-hitting Spain is back in town to take on Saudi Arabia Sunday.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
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DeSantis panned that idea, noting that the federal government isn’t acting.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The report’s key finding was that an odd, angry, 24-year-old assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, had acted alone, for reasons nobody could quite figure out.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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In 2023, Galitzine hammed it up as Jeff, a high school quarterback in Bottoms, co-starring Rachel Sennott, who also co-wrote the film.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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Anna Faris and Regina Hall ham it up alongside Marlon and Shawn Wayans.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Krakow portrays protagonist Elizabeth Thatcher, who leaves behind her privileged life to become a schoolteacher on the western frontier in a coal mining town in 1900s Canada.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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“Star (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20%28in%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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