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showbiz

noun

show·​biz ˈshō-ˌbiz How to pronounce showbiz (audio)
often attributive
showbizzy adjective

Examples of showbiz in a Sentence

Sometimes the critics love you and sometimes they hate you. That's showbiz.
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Sandgren and the film's production designer, Mark Tildesley, were tasked with using old showbiz tricks for multiple scenes where Clooney literally walks between past and present, moving through the space to enter a memory from his youth. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 As for screen work, the actress appeared in movies like Kinsey (2003) and Better Nate Than Ever (2022), as well as on NBC's showbiz drama Smash (2012–2013). Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025 Welcome to Rendering, a new Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2025 The company’s national expansion wasn’t part of some master plan to conquer the showbiz landscape. Todd Longwell, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for showbiz

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of showbiz was in 1863

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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showbiz. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

showbiz

noun
show·​biz -ˌbiz How to pronounce showbiz (audio)

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