Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for star (in)
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Sides were separated, and the officials determined nobody had acted out enough to warrant an ejection.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2025 -
But, by high school, Weisberger started acting out at home and getting into trouble at school — and with the law — his father told the Herald in the months after Pascal’s murder.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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The group is getting ready to perform Broadway show tunes on May 31 at the Library’s Community Room.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Ancelotti is the epitome of a man-manager, able to empower his players to perform to their best of their ability without requiring too much tactical instruction.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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However, India would later interpret the treaty as final, claiming the territory as part of India.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 May 2025
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Furthermore, who’s to say my rendering couldn’t be interpreted as an artistic choice or even, in some cases, an improvement?—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2025
Verb
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While physicians don’t have a definitive answer as to why heart failure typically causes cognitive decline, the following factors may play a role: Changes to the heart.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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The scenes with you and Erika Henningsen, who plays your ex’s young new girlfriend, are really fascinating.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Davis has been overseeing a campus revitalization project that has not required the college to take on any loans, thanks in large part to his acumen for fundraising.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2025
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The Context The couple's last public appearance was at the Super Bowl LIX in February, when the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles and lost 40-22.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The Vatican investigation said Prevost acted correctly in imposing preliminary restrictions on Gonzales while Peruvian authorities conducted their own civil investigation, the typical way the church handles allegations that are also being investigated by secular authorities.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Earlier in the day, Trump had appointed Ed Martin, a conservative activist and lawyer from Missouri, as the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
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In honor of the Games’ host country this year, the star opted for a vintage, Parisian cabaret-style performance, hamming up her movements with every opportunity.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 July 2024
Verb
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Negotiation progress After his inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump quickly signaled that the Biden administration’s position of portraying the conflict as an essential moral crusade was over.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Keffer’s website portrays it as a small business that began in the family basement in 1996 and now operates out of a modest building near Grove City, Pa.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Star (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20%28in%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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