as in leading man
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Recent Examples of star turn
The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, who co-wrote the episode with Brynn Malone, spoke to Deadline about Seth’s return, Krumholtz’s creepy murderer, and how The Rookie‘s popularity with young viewers helped get the Numb3rs and Oppenheimer star for the guest star turn.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Peyton Watson’s temporary star turn for the Nuggets has officially captured national attention.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Heather tries to restore some balance by pivoting the conversation to compliment Britani instead, which naturally brings up her star turn in the 2012 ABC Family original movie The Mistle-Tones, alongside Tia Mowry and Tori Spelling.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
The actress, 42, recently completed a celebrated run on Broadway in Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen and is best known for her star turn as Elphaba in Wicked, both on tour and on Broadway.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Peyton Watson’s temporary star turn for the Nuggets has officially captured national attention.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Heather tries to restore some balance by pivoting the conversation to compliment Britani instead, which naturally brings up her star turn in the 2012 ABC Family original movie The Mistle-Tones, alongside Tia Mowry and Tori Spelling.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
The actress, 42, recently completed a celebrated run on Broadway in Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen and is best known for her star turn as Elphaba in Wicked, both on tour and on Broadway.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
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Aramayo beat out Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Ethan Hawke to take home the leading man statue for his performance.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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For Viola Davis, Robert Duvall was a leading man in every sense of the word.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At 46, Kate Hudson has secured a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Song Sung Blue, marking a dramatic career shift 25 years after her first nomination and years of being pigeonholed as Hollywood’s rom-com leading lady.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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For her rare red carpet appearance, the 24-year-old embraced the leading lady memo in a timeless LBD while matching with the Grey’s Anatomy alum.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, suggested the possible advantage was only worth a few horsepower — not the few tenths of a second some rivals had feared — and that other teams were potentially looking for excuses before the season had even started.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Butler relayed the information to Deigh Martin, the assistant principal at Apalachee.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Lightning entered on a 22-game winning streak, focused on defense and led by a senior point guard worthy of a duel against the Knights’ star point guard.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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Will Rogers, a newspaper columnist and vaudeville monologuist—an influencer of the nineteen-tens and twenties—became a movie star who essentially played himself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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