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Recent Examples of star turn
After a five-year closure, the View is back—and ready for its star turn.
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Understandably, Clark would not be unhappy if this unexpected star turn led to more work.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
Tomato leaf is taking a star turn in perfumery these days, and this is the note’s best expression.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
Over the last eight postseasons, from the early days of his star turn in Boston, Marchand is better than a point-per-game player, with 115 points, including 49 goals, in 108 games.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Understandably, Clark would not be unhappy if this unexpected star turn led to more work.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
Tomato leaf is taking a star turn in perfumery these days, and this is the note’s best expression.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
Over the last eight postseasons, from the early days of his star turn in Boston, Marchand is better than a point-per-game player, with 115 points, including 49 goals, in 108 games.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
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Douglas Fairbanks was the original Hollywood action hero, a fit, handsome, daring leading man who did all his own stunts, leaping over furniture in The Mark of Zorro and jumping down the mainsail in The Black Pirate, and was, at the time, among the most famous people in the world.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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But, for me, Russell is a character actor hiding in a leading man’s body of gravitas.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Larsen makes a magnetic leading lady.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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Like Hepburn, who won four Academy Awards over a lifetime of iconic performances, Stone seems poised to keep redefining what a leading lady can be.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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After a two-week nomination period due to the Labor Day holiday, The Tennessean received five responses from guidance counselors, coaches, teachers and principals.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, target-date strategies probably won’t be the first place plan sponsors offer alternatives assets, said Jason Kephart, senior principal for multi-asset strategy ratings at Morningstar.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Il Fagiano, the signature restaurant, offers an elevated culinary experience worthy of its Michelin star, making dining on-site an essential part of any stay at Grand Hotel Fasano.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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