star turns

plural of star turn, chiefly British

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Noun
  • Wilson was a constant presence at public forums and knew many principals and administrators on a first-name basis.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Former school principals scrubbed toilets; physicists became cashiers.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two were against future NFL stars (Southern Miss’ Brett Favre and NC State’s Philip Rivers).
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, several of the show's younger stars continued acting and have appeared in various television shows and movies.
    Michele Corriston, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Star turns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turns. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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