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Recent Examples of star turn
And of course Haliburton had another star turn that New York couldn’t snuff out.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Wagner Moura, playing a former university researcher who has already endured one tragedy and who seeks to avert another, gives a star turn of revelatory magnetism.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Cast member Dewayne Perkins suggested Zendaya while Keyla Monterroso Mejia, who had a star turn on Curb Your Enthusiasm recently, wanted that show’s Larry David.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
Loyd makes her Aces introduction after a star turn in Seattle.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Wagner Moura, playing a former university researcher who has already endured one tragedy and who seeks to avert another, gives a star turn of revelatory magnetism.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Cast member Dewayne Perkins suggested Zendaya while Keyla Monterroso Mejia, who had a star turn on Curb Your Enthusiasm recently, wanted that show’s Larry David.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
Loyd makes her Aces introduction after a star turn in Seattle.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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All was good for Britian’s long-time leading man with the standing and subsequent socializing part, but the settling in seemed slowly to overtake the esteemed actor.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Both films made over $200 million at the box office, cementing Hanks as the ultimate leading man — appealing in a sensitive, Everyman kind of way.—
Rachel Yang,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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These stories only work if their compelling heroines fall for characters who are interesting in their own rights and worthy of the leading lady’s affections.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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One soundtrack also made waves in 2025: Sinners, which featured music from the film’s leading lady, Hailee Steinfeld, as well as Rhiannon Giddens, Brittany Howard, Buddy Guy and more.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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Cedrick Gray, who was one of the principals Cassellius oversaw at that time, talked about how Cassellius, along with the district’s then-superintendent, Carol Johnson, brought a burst of energy to the district’s middle schools.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Even Bloomberg tried it but his penchant for micro-managing through quantitative measures and punitive accountability created top-down priorities tying the hands of all but the most forceful principals.—
David Bloomfield,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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In the second match of the semifinals, Sinner will face No. 6 Novak Djokovic, in a contest between one of tennis’ newer stars with a likely dominant career ahead, and one who is among the greatest ever to play but is now age 38.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Previous Lumiere honorees include some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Jane Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, and Tim Burton, alongside European stars, such as Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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