: 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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This new accessory found mainstream appeal in the 1920s, coinciding nicely with the rise of the film industry, whose stars and starlets soon made the protective eyewear a bonafide fashion trend.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
And the Island team, which likes to get the ball down and play, is a good place for starlets to develop.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Once a fresh-faced and talented artist known for her 2006 hits Me & U and Long Way 2 Go, the starlet soon vanished from the charts, barely appearing in public by the 2010s.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 16 May 2025
Elle Fanning, who plays a Hollywood starlet in the feature, wiped away tears and embraced Trier as the crowd whooped and hollered for her performance.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
And the Island team, which likes to get the ball down and play, is a good place for starlets to develop.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Once a fresh-faced and talented artist known for her 2006 hits Me & U and Long Way 2 Go, the starlet soon vanished from the charts, barely appearing in public by the 2010s.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 16 May 2025
Elle Fanning, who plays a Hollywood starlet in the feature, wiped away tears and embraced Trier as the crowd whooped and hollered for her performance.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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