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Way back in the decade of big hair and (even bigger) shoulder pads, Minogue’s showbiz story didn’t actually start with music.
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Louis Staples, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Another is Le Club 55, a simple beach canteen on Pampelonne Beach during the filming of And God Created Woman, but now a center of gravity for royalty (both showbiz and actual) visiting Saint‑Tropez.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Any showbiz aspirations would give way to the traditional choices of women in middle-class America in the 1950s.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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Louis Staples, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Another is Le Club 55, a simple beach canteen on Pampelonne Beach during the filming of And God Created Woman, but now a center of gravity for royalty (both showbiz and actual) visiting Saint‑Tropez.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Any showbiz aspirations would give way to the traditional choices of women in middle-class America in the 1950s.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showbiz
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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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His rattan chairs have seated famed Indian celebrities like members of India’s billionaire Ambani family and Bollywood stars, as well as American bigwigs like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who visited the restaurant last year.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
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The cast includes Arjun Bijlani, Dhanashree Verma, Kubbra Sait, and Kiku Sharda from diverse backgrounds spanning Bollywood, music, politics, entrepreneurship, and social media.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showbiz. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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