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show business

noun

Definition of show business

as in amusement

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Recent Examples of show business That’s what is so wonderful about being in show business. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 June 2026 Backstage at the Grammys is the best party in show business. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Bob Odenkirk and David Cross Climb Machu Picchu not only follows the comedy legends on their hike in Peru, but also gives insight into their friendship, experiences in show business and current stages in life. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 There will be some takers, given the incentives, but for the industry to flourish the government will need to make the business of show business easier. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for show business

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Noun

Yet El-Sayed speaks about the controversy with something approaching amusement.

— Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026
Quassy tickets start at just $33 for all-day access to either the amusement or waterpark.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of amusement

Noun

The debate over the development has played out amid a serious downturn in the region’s entertainment industry, with studios shifting film and television production to Georgia, New Mexico and other out-of-state locations.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Bands perform as the peaceful crowd saunters, with the visual entertainment of beefy men cooking barbecue on giant grills.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of entertainment

Noun

The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.

— Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of Hollywood

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Other Stones records contain more classics and better production, but none holds together as well as a whole or comes as close to the sublime as this one.

— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Ireland was the most common partner territory, appearing in nearly half of all co-productions, alongside Canada, France and India.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of production

Noun

For fun, Jolene Sound Room channels midcentury recording studios and 1970s nightlife, complete with a custom audiophile sound system designed by nightlife veterans.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Here, fat-tire bicycles seem to outnumber cars, hours are measured in sunscreen applications and tugs on fishing lines, and island nightlife belongs to nesting sea turtles.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

Definition of nightlife

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Residents raised concerns about heavy truck traffic, and negative impacts on property values, outdoor recreation spaces, trees and wildlife.

— Mars King, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
But district officials plan to keep their promise to the state and residents to develop the property for recreation.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of recreation

Noun

The documentary — filmed on Santa Barbara Island, one of the Channel Islands — will be screened July 15 in a special Pride Week presentation by the San Diego Natural History Museum and the San Diego Bird Alliance.

— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
There was a presentation by Jerren Chang, President and CEO of Partners in Democracy.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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