: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
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She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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Still, the Frenchman stuck around and took Serie B by the scruff of the neck, scoring 18 league goals to win the Paolo Rossi (top scorer) award ahead of Spezia starlet Francesco Pio Esposito (17), while comfortably beating his Neroverdi teammates Nicholas Pierini (10) and Samuele Mulattieri (9).
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David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
On stage, Enjoy Record Co.’s CEO Eric Chen and Inventec Corporation’s senior VP Chaucer Chiu discussed the opportunities and philosophies behind this synthetic starlet.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 4 July 2025
In an intriguing turn of events, teenage starlet Estevao will be free to line up against his future employers on Friday when Palmeiras play Chelsea in their Club World Cup quarter-final fixture.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Rip-roaring red for a psychological thriller starlet.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 June 2025
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David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
On stage, Enjoy Record Co.’s CEO Eric Chen and Inventec Corporation’s senior VP Chaucer Chiu discussed the opportunities and philosophies behind this synthetic starlet.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 4 July 2025
In an intriguing turn of events, teenage starlet Estevao will be free to line up against his future employers on Friday when Palmeiras play Chelsea in their Club World Cup quarter-final fixture.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Rip-roaring red for a psychological thriller starlet.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 June 2025
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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