marquee

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Recent Examples of marquee Jimmy Johnson’s retirement from broadcasting -- and CBS’ shifting of JJ Watt from its studio to a marquee game analyst role -- highlight a generally quiet offseason of transactions on the NFL broadcast front. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 In 2019, after massive layoffs and lost sales, the company shocked Wall Street by writing down the value of marquee brands Oscar Mayer and Kraft by $15 billion. Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025 With marquee names like Clay Holmes and Kodai Senga struggling, the Mets have turned things over to the youth movement, as top prospects Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong both made their big-league debuts in August. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 The allure of movies and the consolidation of Internet fandoms had deepened the value of the marquee franchise and blockbuster items Prop Store tends to auction. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marquee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marquee
Noun
  • Kruglov’s throat had been slashed and authorities recovered a knife at the scene, where a cellphone was also found near his body in a tent pavilion, sources told TMZ.
    New York Daily News, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Pieces include a glass labyrinth by Roy Lichtenstein, a Ferris wheel by Basquiat, a forest-like pavilion by David Hockney, and other quirky attractions.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dome will give Liverpool a full-size indoor pitch for the first time.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dessert continues the theme with the Flaming Alaska, a meringue dome flambéed in front of you.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the event days, there will be a community display of pumpkins, live music, a food tent and beer, wine and soda.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Protesters also disrupted the 2024 Indie Spirit Awards, with host Jim Gaffigan attempting to make his way through the presentation by speaking over the sound of protests happening outside the event's tent venue at the Santa Monica Pier in California.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Based on a stranger-than-fiction story, the drama stars Channing Tatum as a former Army Ranger who robs McDonald's eateries by entering through their roofs.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The branches, laden with its signature fanlike leaves, bend and curl in toward the trunk, creating a sort of protective canopy.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The colors were inspired by our surrounding environment – violet crown skies and the green canopies of our parks and trails.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Looking to expand its trade credit and distribution footprint, Home Depot announced in June a more than $4 billion bid to buy GMS, which would become part of the SRS division and add a complementary network of drywall, ceilings, and steel framing suppliers.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Thirty-four days is fast relative to that ceiling and the usual pace of these reviews.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While murals were being created on the exterior of the building, Corral said more work is planned for the future, including awnings and a wheelchair ramp.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The price includes additional standard features like a passenger-side awning, 95-Ah leisure battery, and 100/90-L fresh/waste water capacity.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Marquee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marquee. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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