star turn

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of star turn Loyd makes her Aces introduction after a star turn in Seattle. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025 For her star turn as Dundus—best friend of Fred Hechinger’s mad, syphilitic emperor Caracalla in Gladiator II—Sherry quickly staked her claim as Hollywood’s next It girl. Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025 Val Kilmer, a versatile Hollywood anti-hero of the 1980s and 1990s with star turns as both Batman and Jim Morrison, has died. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025 There are no star turns among the tight ensemble, who undertook three weeks of intensive Navy SEAL boot-camp training to prepare for the shoot, and no weak link either. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for star turn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for star turn
Noun
  • Daniel Kaluuya is perhaps the only Black leading man who rivals Jordan’s mix of critical acclaim and box-office success.
    Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 2 June 2025
  • Hutchins was attending a rehearsal at New Mexico’s Bonanza Creek Ranch on Oct. 21, 2021, when she was fatally shot by a prop gun handled by leading man Alec Baldwin.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Anderson’s leading lady Mia Threapleton — who has acting in her blood thanks to mother Kate Winslet — was overcome with emotion as the applause raged on, smiling as tears poured down her face.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 May 2025
  • The other series regulars playing hockey players who would each take turns as a lead in subsequent seasons include Cipriano (Logan from Book #2, The Mistake), Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal) and Kalyn (Dean from Book #3, The Score), with Abdalla as Dean’s future leading lady, Allie.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school district announced that Wilson was hired to be the next principal at Boswell High School after the current principal, Vaughn Flagler, was hired as assistant superintendent for human resources in the Anna school district.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
  • He was charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office and is being held on $1.1 million bond.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • There is not normally an upside to losing a star player through injury for a lengthy period, but Kaoru Mitoma’s absence from the last 16 games of the 2023-24 season had a silver lining for Brighton & Hove Albion.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 June 2025

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“Star turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turn. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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