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Recent Examples of star turn
Idris Elba’s latest directorial effort, Dust to Dreams, is set in a Lagos nightclub looking to launch local singing talent, and was produced by Nigerian mogul Mo Abudu and has a star turn by Seal.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Word is this effective horror ditty set in a haunted country home features star turns from its director, canine star and others in the cast.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
Satin Made Simple In an array of neutral tones, satin made a star turn in stunningly minimalist cuts.
—Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
Best known for his star turns on TV’s Quantum Leap, NCIS: New Orleans, Star Trek: Enterprise and Men of a Certain Age, Bakula began his career on the stage.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Word is this effective horror ditty set in a haunted country home features star turns from its director, canine star and others in the cast.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
Satin Made Simple In an array of neutral tones, satin made a star turn in stunningly minimalist cuts.
—Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
Best known for his star turns on TV’s Quantum Leap, NCIS: New Orleans, Star Trek: Enterprise and Men of a Certain Age, Bakula began his career on the stage.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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In an interview with PEOPLE in September, Welch pulled back the curtain on her Chad Powers appearance and recalled meeting Powell, the show’s leading man.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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And then to have that come from a leading man type.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tveit is quick to defend his leading lady.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Passing through an opulent upstairs bedroom are the play’s producer, author, director and leading lady, joined by a critic, an actor who turned down the play’s lead role, and an aspiring thespian responsible for collecting the guests’ coats on a blizzardy night.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When a school principal (Ashley Padilla) and a teacher (Mikey Day) reprimand a student (Hernandez) for disturbing drawings of him attacking the principal, the student’s father (Bad Bunny) comes in, and Padilla’s principal, immediately smitten, changes course to hitting on the student’s father.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 1970s had seen a mass exodus of Argentina’s star players abroad, particularly to Spain, where a ban on foreign players had recently been lifted.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Country music star Tanya Tucker sang at his bedside.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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