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thespian

[thes-pee-uhn] / ˈθɛs pi ən /


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Undeterred by this vote of no confidence, both actors decamped to New York where they shared a flat with another aspiring thespian, Robert Duvall.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2025

To be sure, there is no one in uniform today possessed of Billy Mitchell’s thespian attributes; and Calvin Coolidge was, comparatively speaking, a minor-league retributionist.

From Salon Jan. 12, 2025

Movies: The British thespian is currently getting rave reviews for ‘In the Bedroom’ and appearing in the medieval comedy ‘Black Knight.’

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2023

Is Timothée Chalamet a sensitive thespian or a swaggy hypebeast?

From Slate Dec. 15, 2023

Bobby’s last-round opponent was the rotund Abe Turner, a perpetual acting student whose great claim to thespian fame was that he’d been a contestant on Groucho Marx’s television program, You Bet Your Life.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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