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Recent Examples of nonactor
For nonactors, preening in front of a camera with directors calling out emotions to convey merely with facial expressions and gestures can be cringe inducing.
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Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2018
Willem Dafoe plays, with great grace, the motel manager, but the remainder of the cast members are almost all nonactors.
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Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Sep. 2017
Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2018
Willem Dafoe plays, with great grace, the motel manager, but the remainder of the cast members are almost all nonactors.
—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonactor
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The free Apple Photos is approachable for photography novices but still powerful enough to satisfy those who want extra control.
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Authorities say five instructors, five novice tandem jumpers and the pilot died when the Pilatus PC-6 suddenly fell almost vertically near homes after leaving Nancy-Essey airfield.
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Thinking otherwise is the mistake of amateurs and dilettantes.
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There are two weeks to go before the MLB amateur draft July 11-14.
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“Nonactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonactor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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