noun
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a young and inexperienced actress who is projected as a potential star
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a small star
Etymology
Origin of starlet
Example Sentences
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Oscar-winning Anora director Sean Baker, who worked with Ransone on 2012's Starlet and 2015's Tangerine, wrote on Instagram: "I'll miss you dearly my friend."
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Mr. Pan has owned several rad cars, including his current prize, a 1992 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo that was sold for the Japanese market.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2021
The Starlet was Mr. Pan’s pandemic lockdown project, he said, and he tricked it out to get it fit for racing.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2021
She needed four shots to break her maiden and followed that up with a fourth in the Grade 1 Starlet at Los Alamitos.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2020
Despite the paucity of racing days, the meet does have significant stakes Saturday with the Grade 1 $300,000 Starlet for 2-year-old fillies, and the Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity for 2-year-olds.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2019
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