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
The headliner broke early Monday morning when the Eagles traded a 2026 third-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for edge rusher Jaelan Phillips.
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The Panthers are already without a slew of key contributors — Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk the headliners but also fellow forward Tomas Nosek as well as defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Since its start in 2018, Mile 0 headliners have included Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers, the Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Cody Jinks.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The night rounded out with the event’s headliners, The Lox.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The Panthers are already without a slew of key contributors — Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk the headliners but also fellow forward Tomas Nosek as well as defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Since its start in 2018, Mile 0 headliners have included Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers, the Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Cody Jinks.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The night rounded out with the event’s headliners, The Lox.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 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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More than half of states now have some form of school cellphone ban enshrined in law, and about two-thirds of school principals reported in a recent RAND survey that their schools have an all-day cellphone ban in place.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Balloon payments of the outstanding principal and interest would be due at maturity for both notes.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headliner. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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