headliners

noun

plural of headliner
as in stars
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 headliners What to do nearby Union Square puts most of San Francisco’s headliners within easy reach. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026 Pop culture observers in recent years surely remember the backlash to Super Bowl headliners like Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny — all of it at least culturally conservative, and much of it frankly just racist. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026 Those metrics are comparable to or superior to the charting history of several past Super Bowl halftime show headliners since 2010, including Maroon 5, Coldplay, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, and The Who. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The squad also completed more than 10 full run-throughs at Maracanã with headliners Sampaio and Martin. — Raymond Braun, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Launched in 2004 by Caroline Hirsch and her club Carolines, the fest’s lineup this year includes such headliners as Dave Chappelle, Marc Maron, Tim Dillon, Ilana Glazer, Daniel Sloss, and Jordan Jensen, among many others. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 More headliners are set to be announced in the coming months. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026 As the audience cheered him on, Joel joined the headliners, a Boynton Beach Billy Joel cover band called The Turnstiles. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Among the headliners on Monday were Banijay Entertainment chairman Jeff Zucker and CEO Marco Bassetti discussing what the future holds following the merger of Banijay and All3Media to create the world’s largest independent production group. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
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  1. stars
  2. principals
Noun
  • The two tied the knot in July 2010 in a New York ceremony with hundreds of guests, among them sports and entertainment stars including LeBron James, Spike Lee, Serena Williams, Ciara, Kim Kardashian and Ludacris, The Times reported.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • While two of the three semifinalists had a base camp here, and international stars like Harry Kane, Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham lived in Kansas City, the biggest story arguably was what happened west of town.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of stars
Noun
  • Eighty-six percent of family-office principals and senior executives are including crypto in their investment strategies.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Private equity and venture capital are the top two categories expected to receive more investments among Gen Z and millennial principals, at 41% each.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of principals

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“Headliners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headliners. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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