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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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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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Tools, such as pliers, wrenches, hammers, screw drivers, etc. Pamphlets, flyers, handbills, etc.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Oct. 2025
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Pamphlets, flyers and handbills unless approved by management.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Far fewer people are going camping, a popular activity in the cool fall weather; in some cities, staff are handing out flyers warning picnic-goers not to leave food lying around, NHK reported.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The news is met with outrage by Krystal (Anissa Borrego), her ditzy but loyal star flyer, and with histrionic despair by her secretly devious assistant coach, named Tammy Istiny.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Kinloch and Sheffield both ran robust campaigns that involved reaching voters through neighborhood canvassing, visits to churches and senior homes, along with billboards and countless ads.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sure there were some TV ads and billboards on inland highways, but the impact proved muted.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Biden then raised this handout to $130.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bubblegum Grinbaum’s go-to Halloween handout is sugar-free gum.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Playbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playbill. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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