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
Nabers is the headliner of the 2024 draft class and already appears to be a star.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The performance marked Bryan’s graduation to headliner status at Stagecoach, after appearing on the festival’s smaller Palomino Stage in 2022.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
The three-day event kicked off Friday and will run through Sunday night with headliners Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
For all of the chopping and changing, the story of Miami’s season will still be defined by its headliners.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The performance marked Bryan’s graduation to headliner status at Stagecoach, after appearing on the festival’s smaller Palomino Stage in 2022.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
The three-day event kicked off Friday and will run through Sunday night with headliners Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
For all of the chopping and changing, the story of Miami’s season will still be defined by its headliners.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headliner
Noun
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The adaptation of Richard Osman’s novel stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie as friends at a retirement home who solve cold cases for funsies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Every day at 9:30 pm, the Festival reinvents itself as night falls, transforming the Croisette’s Plage Macé, opposite the Hotel Majestic, into an open-air cinema under the stars.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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A good number of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods boast those traits, says Timothy Quinlan, principal of Quinlan Development Group.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Italy expects a lot from the red team, and the replacement of Mattia Binotto with Frédéric Vasseur as team principal was supposed to result in Maranello challenging for championships.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headliner. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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