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stars (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of star (in)
as in interprets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars (in)
  1. interprets
  2. performs
  3. acts out
  4. portrays
  5. plays
  6. impersonates
  7. acts
  8. imitates
Verb
  • If an adversary can influence the context through which the system interprets that identity, the security issue becomes more serious than generating an inappropriate answer.
    — Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Early internet speculation interprets this as a message to Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner, who lived in Swift’s Tribeca apartment in September 2023 as Turner was divorcing singer Joe Jonas.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of interprets
Verb
  • The Power Cleaner performs a more intensive scan than the Quick Optimizer, with options to run optimizations automatically when the scan finishes and to shut down the system after optimization completes.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Consumers can start with a small balance and narrow permissions, observe how the agent performs and expand its authority over time.
    — Louis Hoch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • The next time your child acts out, try doing these five things.
    — Juli Fraga, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Fleming acts out each detail with gusto, and this full sensory barrage earns him his loudest round of applause yet.
    — John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of acts out
Verb
  • On TV, Absolom portrays Benny in season 2 of Apple TV+’s sci-fi series Silo, opposite Rebecca Ferguson, Common, and Harriet Walter.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In Madden, Cage costars with Christian Bale, who portrays late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, in the film, which explores Madden’s NFL coaching career and the creation of the popular Madden NFL video games franchise.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of portrays
Verb
  • China currently plays a dominant role in the global tungsten supply chain, leaving the US facing a challenge that goes beyond finding new deposits.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Brunson plays a rapper justifying paying everyone in his entourage to his accountant (Padilla).
    — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of plays
Verb
  • When his detective twin brother, James, disappears, Ludwig impersonates him to help his sister-in-law, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), solve the mystery.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Security researchers at Jamf Threat Labs have uncovered CrashStealer, a new Mac information stealer that impersonates Apple's crash-reporting software.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of impersonates
Verb
  • Middleton spent Wednesday with the West Sussex Minibus, which acts as a vital lifeline for people who cannot easily access public transport due to isolation, mobility challenges or financial barriers, and those aided by the organization’s services.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The surgeon general typically acts as the nation’s top public health educator and is expected to communicate information on how to stay healthy.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of acts
Verb
  • Over the weekend, movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment accused Robinhood of creating an unauthorized market that imitates trading in AMC shares through its overseas platform without the company’s approval.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes life imitates art, but other times, art imitates life.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of imitates
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“Stars (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stars%20%28in%29. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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