Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars (in)
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It is rooted in a particular strain of religious Zionism, embraced by roughly 20% of Israeli Jews, that interprets the establishment of the state of Israel and its subsequent military victories as a process of divine redemption.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Porsha isn’t the only one who loosely interprets the instructions to bring their partner.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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Justin Bieber performs his headlining set at Coachella in California on April 11.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Last week, Alibaba revealed its newest video generation model, Happy Horse, which performs better than the current leader, ByteDance’s SeeDance, according to some analyses.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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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
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Roper acts out this realization about [Teddy’s allegiance].—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Colman Domingo and Nia Long play the singer’s parents, Joe and Katherine Jackson, while Miles Teller portrays lawyer John Branca.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Newcomers include Anthony Timpano, who plays Malcolm's youngest brother, Jamie, and Vaughan Murrae, who portrays Malcolm's youngest sibling, Kelly.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Clark, 24, who plays guard for the Indiana Fever, showed her support via a brief message in the post’s comments section.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Romvari herself grew up on an island in British Columbia, and the natural landscape plays a significant role in her movie’s textures and tones.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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But only male pilots can apply—so Wooram goes full Twelfth Night and impersonates her twin brother Boram, with his blessing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Like that video where Bryan Cranston impersonates Art Garfunkel at Central Park, and his bouffant gets bigger every time the camera cuts back.—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The new Document Validation tool acts as an intelligent checkpoint, now available to the more than 160,000 companies using CargoX across 190 countries.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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On his first solo album in a decade, the New Orleans legend acts his age.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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Aristotle said that art imitates nature (ars imitatur naturam), and for centuries, many artists sought to imitate their subjects as realistically as possible.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Whether or not life imitates art remains to be seen.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Stars (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stars%20%28in%29. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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