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Recent Examples of showbiz
Altogether, the strength of ticket sales for such a chaotic jumble of movies indicated a return from the brink after a cascading series of showbiz calamities stretching from the N95 era to the Hollywood strikes to the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 22 May 2025
There’s very little structure to their lives, or to the movie, beyond Ramsay’s art-house showbiz instinct to keep cranking up the shock level of Grace’s behavior.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2025
As a showbiz comedy, the HBO Max show regularly navigates the porous boundaries between art and life.
—Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Join us for a candid and insightful conversation as Alexander shares personal stories from his decades in showbiz, explores his evolution as a creator, and reflects on the current state of the industry.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 22 May 2025
There’s very little structure to their lives, or to the movie, beyond Ramsay’s art-house showbiz instinct to keep cranking up the shock level of Grace’s behavior.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2025
As a showbiz comedy, the HBO Max show regularly navigates the porous boundaries between art and life.
—Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Join us for a candid and insightful conversation as Alexander shares personal stories from his decades in showbiz, explores his evolution as a creator, and reflects on the current state of the industry.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showbiz
Noun
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Still, the movie — starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss — went on to become one of the most iconic hits in Hollywood history, grossing nearly $477 million on a budget of under $10 million.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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His youngest son, Lewis, has followed in his Hollywood footsteps to become a rising actor in his own right, with credits like the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Marvel's Thunderbolts* (2025).—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Being married to a Bollywood star only added to the celebrity and aura.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Shah Rukh Khan, 59, is a Bollywood megastar who has acted in over 80 films in a career that has spanned almost three decades.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showbiz. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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