starred (in)

past tense of star (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for starred (in)
Verb
  • Although the Dodgers’ bullpen performed well to get 10 outs after Glasnow was done.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers, for their part, have performed quite well despite their primary offensive engine not firing properly.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fans interpreted his remarks as throwing his teammate under the bus while deflecting blame away from himself.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Fey also made a cameo to impersonate Kristi Noem in the cold open, while Poehler portrayed Pam Bondi.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • This is not the first time Peru has enacted a state of emergency to address security concerns.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • During the cold open, Poehler impersonated United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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