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Recent Examples of playbill
George Clooney, who is currently in a run of Good Night, and Good Luck, signed playbills at the stage door wearing a white Bronx Zoo cap.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 May 2025
The Musical on Broadway at The Broadhurst Theatre in N.Y.C. on April 5.
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Effortlessly Chic
Jennifer Lopez holds a playbill backstage at the new musical Buena Vista Social Club at The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City on April 5.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
He was still listed in the Bushnell playbill on Tuesday, but an insert page in that playbill announced that Jonah Barricklo, Almeida’s understudy, is now Peter Pan.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
Destiny's Child top 10 music videos, ranked Beyoncé also posed with a playbill in a photo with her mom and Rowland (which was hilariously included twice, with the first iteration cropping out the other two women).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 May 2025
The Musical on Broadway at The Broadhurst Theatre in N.Y.C. on April 5.
31 of 120
Effortlessly Chic
Jennifer Lopez holds a playbill backstage at the new musical Buena Vista Social Club at The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City on April 5.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
He was still listed in the Bushnell playbill on Tuesday, but an insert page in that playbill announced that Jonah Barricklo, Almeida’s understudy, is now Peter Pan.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
Destiny's Child top 10 music videos, ranked Beyoncé also posed with a playbill in a photo with her mom and Rowland (which was hilariously included twice, with the first iteration cropping out the other two women).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playbill
Noun
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Pamphlets, flyers and handbills unless approved by management.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The watch proved successful after managing to catch a man littering hate flyers across the neighborhood.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The October call was placed before any missing-person fliers about Wade had made it to Alaska, according to Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Camilla Warrick.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Frequent flyers will go to great lengths to avoid checking their luggage, going so far as wearing their bulky hiking boots on the plane or vacuum-sealing their clothes before packing them into their carry-on.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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According to a passenger who spotted her aboard the plane, the congressional representative had ignored a friendly greeting from the economy-cabin flier.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s incredible technological developments around better screens, better signage, anamorphic billboards—really cool, fun executions that stand out and are bigger and bolder than anything else.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Still pregnant with her son at the time, the billboard immediately struck the public as transgressive, revolutionary—and in some circles, inappropriate.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the contrary, Google's lawyers said, this would hurt the market, dampen innovation and give the company's competitors an unfair handout.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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To many Japanese people, such a meager handout in the face of higher prices for most everyday goods suggested that the LDP was out of touch.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Playbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playbill. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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