top billing

noun

1

: prominent emphasis, featuring, or advertising

2

: the position at the top of a theatrical bill usually featuring the star's name

Synonyms of top billing

• center stage
• spotlight
• attention

Examples of top billing in a Sentence

despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press

Recent Examples on the Web

DeGette went on to narrowly earn her place on the ballot in late March at the 1st Congressional District party assembly, just clearing the eligibility threshold while Kiros, 29, won top billing. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

The move is shocking given Hardy's top billing on the series, which also stars Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. —Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026

The game surely will have some late-season playoff implications as well, giving it top billing on a Chiefs schedule that features quite a few other doozies. —Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Boston, Massachusetts History and seafood share top billing here. —Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for top billing

• backfilling
• distilling
• fulfilling
• infilling
• instilling
• refilling
• sawmilling
• unwilling
• chilling
• drilling
• filling
• grilling