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star (in)

verb

Definition of star (in)

as in to pose (as)

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The better to act out empire’s idea of what disgusting demonic sickness looks like.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Another chapter digs into Ronson’s rocky friendship with the comedy writer Graham Linehan, whose involvement in the gender-critical movement led him to act out online in ways that Ronson reads as self-destructive.

— Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of act out

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Or Dalia’s spontaneous ability to perform the same ritual effectively without the usual cohort of Nasmaranian trustees in the video by reciting a few lines of laughable formal Arabic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
At scale, those infrastructure inefficiencies can multiply with thousands of agents performing millions of tasks per day.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of perform

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Her Eras show doc lost its awards last weekend, and the Chiefs play the Broncos tonight, but that didn’t stop people from speculating.

— Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The only—passing—exception is the man who plays Calamawy’s young colleague at one point; and his lines seem to be dubbed with the help of AI.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of play

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Some might be taken on the road and featured in live appearances, or at least have their stories recorded and included in campaign ads.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
At John Mayer’s August 2026 studio session, the mother-daughter duo each shared their own take on Americana glam.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of take on

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Looks like the method acting (stopping his heart medication in order to play a dying man) paid off.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
The Louisiana state court sought to enjoin the SEC from acting against LSU for rostering the players, but even then LSU chose not to roster the players — at least not yet.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of act

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The AfD also aims to segregate refugees and disabled children in schools and rework the curriculum to portray a more positive view of Germany's history.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
There’s a lot more to Love Love’s not the only one to break hearts and portray himself as a professional athlete.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

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