as in leading man
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Recent Examples of star turn
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.
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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
For her star turn as Dundus—best friend of Fred Hechinger’s mad, syphilitic emperor Caracalla in Gladiator II—Sherry quickly staked her claim as Hollywood’s next It girl.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Val Kilmer, a versatile Hollywood anti-hero of the 1980s and 1990s with star turns as both Batman and Jim Morrison, has died.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
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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
For her star turn as Dundus—best friend of Fred Hechinger’s mad, syphilitic emperor Caracalla in Gladiator II—Sherry quickly staked her claim as Hollywood’s next It girl.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Val Kilmer, a versatile Hollywood anti-hero of the 1980s and 1990s with star turns as both Batman and Jim Morrison, has died.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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How, exactly, is the 26-year-old still here, now the potential leading man in Denver’s backfield?—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
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For a bonus young, playful woman falling in love with the dreamiest, easy-to-love leading man, try K-drama Healer.—
Leesa Cross-Smith,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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During the conversation, the leading ladies opened up about the importance of Black women in entertainment and how motherhood impacts their career.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Vita was also there in August of 1975 when leading lady Verdon left the show for five weeks for throat surgery and Liza Minnelli became her understudy.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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Among them, El Camino Creek School Principal Jodi Greenberger spoke out on behalf of herself and the eight other principals in the district, sharing that the leadership team does not support the addition of a charter school.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Mike Lé Han’s next psychological horror, Don’t Look Inside, has set its principal cast before kicking off production this fall in Minnesota.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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Jake Entrekin remembers himself as an eighth-grader: 5-foot-2, a little doughy and slow of foot — not exactly built like a future baseball star.—
Noah Perkins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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One of the biggest was only having star running back Christian McCaffrey for four games.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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