HEADLINERS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

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 The headliners are The Breaks, a jazz/funk/roots super-trio of sorts featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter, and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 The music Never short on variety, Bonnaroo has previously hosted headliners from Elton John to Radiohead and Paul McCartney to Bruce Springsteen. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 The members of the Los Angeles indie-pop trio Muna, who are all in their early 30s, are the youngest headliners who will perform at the venue this year. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 Among the headliners, Davis native and 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Nyjah Huston will compete in the skate street event for the New York club. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 But two other World Cup headliners, France’s Kylian Mbappé and Norway’s Erling Haaland, refused to let Messi be the only star on display. — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 June 2026 Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, Seal and Jordan Davis were announced as fellow headliners last month. — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 23 June 2026 This year’s headliners include Lorde, The Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean and Tate McRae. — Crystal Tate, USA Today, 19 June 2026 The 41-year-old pop star brought the energy to SoFi Stadium on Friday, June 12, as one of the ceremony's headliners, alongside other musical performances from Anitta, Tyla, BLACKPINK's Lisa and more. — Klaritza Rico, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

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Noun

Emma is played by different actresses over the course of the series (Jessica Reynolds, Brenda Blethyn) alongside a cast of talented co-stars.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
The epic stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, whose long journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War reunites him with his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and son, Telemachus (Tom Holland).

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026

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Noun

So why now when the team principals meet is the room is all men?

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 June 2026
The Austrian Alps are fantastically photogenic, and the principals in the Plamberger trial had left a detailed record of their time in the mountains on social media.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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