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starring

[stahr-ing] / ˈstɑr ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
featuring
Synonyms
STRONG
displaying headlining highlighting presenting promoting pushing recommending showing turning
WEAK
calling attention to drawing attention to giving center stage to making much of pointing up showing off turning the spotlight on

Example Sentences

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The book—now in its ninth printing, according to publisher Penguin Random House—debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and earned Burden a Netflix deal for an adaptation starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Now, Michael B Jordan - fresh from winning best actor at the Oscars for Sinners - is starring in and directing an updated take on the film for a new generation.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Thirteen years later, her play “My Master Builder,” inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s “The Master Builder,” was directed by Michael Grandage in London, starring Ewan McGregor and Elizabeth Debicki.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Tom Rothman, president and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, unveiled two posters for the latest Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, set to hit American theaters on July 31.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

To put it squarely, such versions of the story failed to provide him with a starring role in the drama.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis