as in leading lady
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Recent Examples of leading man
Penn Badgley is waving farewell to Joe Goldberg and closing the chapter on his Netflix leading man.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The lifestyle maven, 83, who chatted with Powell, 36, on the April 9 episode of The Martha Stewart Podcast to celebrate the launch of his condiment line, Smash Kitchen, shared her impressions of the leading man with PEOPLE.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
It was announced that Jonas had been cast as the leading man in the Broadway revival opposite costar Adrienne Warren in the summer of 2024.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 16 May 2025
Though never a conventional leading man, Baker was valued in the industry for his consistency and screen presence.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The lifestyle maven, 83, who chatted with Powell, 36, on the April 9 episode of The Martha Stewart Podcast to celebrate the launch of his condiment line, Smash Kitchen, shared her impressions of the leading man with PEOPLE.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
It was announced that Jonas had been cast as the leading man in the Broadway revival opposite costar Adrienne Warren in the summer of 2024.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 16 May 2025
Though never a conventional leading man, Baker was valued in the industry for his consistency and screen presence.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading man
leading lady
Noun
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Then Prince’s general manager ordered him to keep his distance from the leading lady.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Reiner always loved his leading lady's performance.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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