Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starred (in)
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On August 30, 1972, John performed at the One to One benefit concert at Madison Square Garden — his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025 -
To help Bacon get these abilities back, Keyoumars Ashkan, professor of neurosurgery, performed DBS on her, implanting electrodes in Bacon's brain and tracking her body’s reaction in real time.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fans interpreted his remarks as throwing his teammate under the bus while deflecting blame away from himself.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The 33-year-old Only Murders in the Building star shared a social media post that many interpreted as a reaction to Bieber, 28, whose Rhode Beauty line is now available at Sephora alongside Gomez’s Rare Beauty.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
18 Oct. 2025
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Fey also made a cameo to impersonate Kristi Noem in the cold open, while Poehler portrayed Pam Bondi.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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It is portrayed as the exit of an escape tunnel from the home of Bob, the character played by Leonardo diCaprio.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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The cast has remained famously close over the years, notably coming together to pay tribute to the late Bob Saget, who played core character Danny Tanner, following his death in 2022.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to his obituary, Funkhouser was born an Air Force brat in Michigan and played football in high school.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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As the hitmaker sang while wearing a short white robe and black belt as a dress, background dancers acted out a fight sequence behind her.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the clip, which was shared by celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, Jenner and Appleton, 42, acted out daughter Kim Kardashian's viral quote from The Kardashians.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is not the first time Peru has enacted a state of emergency to address security concerns.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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But federal law enacted by Congress requires a party to seek to remove a state case to federal court within 30 days.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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During the cold open, Poehler impersonated United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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The account that had impersonated him, after blowing up on @joma_gc, deactivated and removed all of its information from the page.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Vought’s hands, OMB has acted as a choke point for the funding that Congress approves and agencies rely on to run the government.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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My daughter acted poorly and distanced herself from one of her good friends.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Starred (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starred%20%28in%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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