as in star
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV
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Recent Examples of headliner
El Clásico is the weekend’s headliner across soccer, with Real Madrid two points ahead of Barcelona atop La Liga.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Additional headliners and artists will be revealed in the coming months.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Shapiro, who like Spanberger hails from the party’s moderate wing, is the latest Democratic headliner to hit the campaign trail with her in Virginia.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Oct. 2025
Ever since Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl LX halftime headliner in September, there has been a far-right freak-out.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Additional headliners and artists will be revealed in the coming months.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Shapiro, who like Spanberger hails from the party’s moderate wing, is the latest Democratic headliner to hit the campaign trail with her in Virginia.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Oct. 2025
Ever since Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl LX halftime headliner in September, there has been a far-right freak-out.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headliner
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But the game did end with Vanderbilt safety CJ Heard showing blitz at the line of scrimmage, then bailing out to help Jordan Matthews double Auburn star receiver Cam Coleman in the end zone.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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But the very nature of the connection between stars and their audience is now evolving, according to the IMDb report.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Led by principal Amy Driggers-Janof, the firm specializes in residential architecture, building dream homes for clients across the varied landscape of the Pacific Northwest.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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Already, the mother of the child who shot Zwerner has been sentenced to two years in prison for child neglect, the school board voted out the superintendent and the principal was reassigned to another school.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headliner. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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