as in leading man
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Recent Examples of star turn
Danson earned Golden Globes for best performance by an actor in a limited series or TV movie for the film Something About Amelia in 1985, and won for best performance by an actor in a TV series for his star turn as Boston bartender Sam Malone on the popular sitcom Cheers in 1990 and 1991.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Stone takes another star turn here in the form of the custom Ping-Pong table.
—Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Look, 192 rushing yards against No. 1 Oregon is a star turn against a star defense.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
Samantha Pratt of Samantha Ashley Designs believes black might take a star turn in 2025.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Stone takes another star turn here in the form of the custom Ping-Pong table.
—Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Look, 192 rushing yards against No. 1 Oregon is a star turn against a star defense.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
Samantha Pratt of Samantha Ashley Designs believes black might take a star turn in 2025.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
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The director Luca Guadagnino has an eye for leading men.Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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That pause, of course, was caused in part by disputes — and ultimately a break-up — between Sheridan and Yellowstone’s original leading man, Kevin Costner.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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In addition to receiving the most Golden Globes nominations for a film, the singing and dancing showcase has quickly become an Oscars front-runner, thanks in large part to the honors being piled on leading lady Karla Sofía Gascón.Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Plus, the project’s leading ladies are already drawing in major awards recognition.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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But while his bill requires school children to be taught safe storage concepts, Todd has repeatedly voted against any requirement for adult gun owners to store their guns safely ― or even learn principals of safe storage.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Until this winter, North Korea provided artillery ammunition in calibers that, in principal, Russia can produce itself.David Axe, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Viggo Mortensen, one of Alonso’s recurrent collaborators, stars as a father searching for his daughter in the first segment set in the Old West, which cleverly gives way to present-day South Dakota, and eventually to the Brazilian Amazon a few decades in the past.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 winner, musician, and TV star Trixie Mattel announced Monday in a new YouTube video that she and longtime partner and Trixie Motel costar David Silver have broken up.EW.com, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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