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as in amusement
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as in showbiz
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Recent Examples of show business
Baby, that’s show business for you.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The countdown page for The Life of a Showgirl went live on August 14 and included an exclusive 22-track playlist titled And, baby, that’s show business for you.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
New toilet seat aside, this has been a big year for Ford — six decades into show business.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Smollett told Out magazine that his mother was initially reluctant to let her kids pursue show business careers despite acting as their manager.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The countdown page for The Life of a Showgirl went live on August 14 and included an exclusive 22-track playlist titled And, baby, that’s show business for you.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
New toilet seat aside, this has been a big year for Ford — six decades into show business.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Smollett told Out magazine that his mother was initially reluctant to let her kids pursue show business careers despite acting as their manager.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for show business
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The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The film is family-friendly, with the lyric videos playing for the clean versions of songs create amusement when compared with explicit versions.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Zoolander star and Severance boss explores how Jerry Stiller and Meara as a comedy powerhouse duo managed to raise a showbiz family as the lines between their creativity and improvisation on stage and at home constantly blurred.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Growing up in showbiz isn't all it's cracked up to be, at least according to Shaun Cassidy.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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The pavilion’s interior was reminiscent of a military entertainment bar, with a dim red light, two screens placed on opposite walls, and a couple of microphones standing in the middle.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Riyadh Season, an annual entertainment and sports festival which hosts major events, typically runs from October to March.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Tesla had a first-mover advantage in China in 2013, leveraging the government’s support of EVs with subsidies and incentives and its production base and opening a gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Cooperations are one key strategy for the future of the streamer in Spain, Fábregas signaled, calling co-productions a new emerging model and mentioning two upcoming co-productions that have yet to be announced.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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In Spain, expats love the weather, culture and nightlife, and opportunities for recreational sports with each ranking first in their respective categories.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Spooky season is officially in full swing and Nashville's nightlife scene is getting a haunted makeover with Halloween pop-up bars transforming familiar haunts into eerie, immersive experiences.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuits, which are pending, alleged that inmates were kept alone in dark cells for long periods of time and were taken out only to shower or for one-hour recreation periods a few times a week.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The cost of gas, lodging and recreation have all risen sharply since the pandemic.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The video room has therefore become a crucial theatre, underlined by Arteta consulting educational experts to ensure his presentations were illustrated in the optimal way for players to absorb the information.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Spark comfortably answers questions and generates striking graphical presentations—at least on subjects deemed acceptable by Chinese authorities.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Show business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/show%20business. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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