Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starred (in)
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Season 34's core panel of judges all agreed that Earle performed exceptionally.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025 -
In fact, all of the tasks Neo performed in a test run with a reporter from the Wall Street Journal weren’t done autonomously.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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On multiple occasions, Turner’s comments in interviews have been interpreted as shots taken at the Pacers’ fans.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Following that performance, a Democratic win in the race for governor could be interpreted as a warning sign for the GOP.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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During the late-night comedy sketch series, Teller portrayed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo alongside Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa and Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani, in a mock New York City mayoral race debate for the Cold Open.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes, the expiration of a CBA is portrayed as the start of a labor dispute, but that’s often not true.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Verma played a key role in setting the Proteas a challenging target after the final was delayed by two hours because of rain.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The loyal troupe fought with bullies and acted out Smith’s tales, some of which were loosely based on her favorite books (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Little Women, Nancy Drew).—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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At one point, Swift acted out swooning, possibly in response to something Travis did on the field.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Turetsky, the former city budget office staffer, says that Mamdani’s housing reforms, if enacted, will face fierce pushback from the real estate industry.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Unlike the oppressive governments that have been affiliated with the socialist movement, modern-day democratic socialism strictly advocates for policies that can be enacted without threatening the power of the people.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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For another, the Creature is played by Jacob Elordi, who, like most actors who have convincingly impersonated Elvis Presley, is not exactly the Boris Karloff of his day.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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The technology sold to Qualcomm was purportedly invented by Arabi’s sister, Sheida Alan, but prosecutors alleged Arabi was the true inventor and also impersonated his sister in communications related to the start-up company behind the technology — Abreezio.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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North Ridge Partners acted as the exclusive financial adviser on the deal.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fatty acids were then released into the skin, which acted as a signal for hair stem cells to grow.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Starred (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starred%20%28in%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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