HEADLINER Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

headliner

noun

ˈhed-ˌlī-nər

Definition of headliner

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 Vance will be the headliner Friday at a midterm rally in Council Bluffs, on the western edge of the once-Republican stronghold state, which has found itself with competitive races for the Senate and the governor's mansion this year. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Guests will then take their seats in the iconic Café Carlyle for dinner and performances by the three headliners. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026 Nobody wants to be the next infamous headliner, so organizations have AI costs top of mind. — Paul Deraval, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Just for fun, who would be some of your dream headliners to keep the good fight going? — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headliner

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Noun

The orbs on the notepad began to resemble planets and Heti added rings to some and clusters of stars around others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Ellis provided her chic evening clutches to roughly a dozen stars, stylish women that included Allison Janney, Jean Smart, Olivia Munn, Carrie Coon and Awkwafina.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of star

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The Alta Academy closed in 1998, ending Jeffs’s tenure as principal, after Rulon Jeffs claimed to have a revelation that Salt Lake City would be destroyed because of the upcoming 2002 Winter Olympics.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Ortiz and Intriago were principals for CTU, which stood for Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security.

— EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

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