as in center stage
the center of public attention
despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press
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Recent Examples of top billing
Ever since this show was announced in late 2023, when Kim Kardashian appeared in the most recent season of American Horror Story, there has been a lot of chatter about Kardashian getting top billing over actresses who are far more experienced in the craft.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Sacramento’s own Deftones headlined on Friday night, and Korn had top billing on Saturday.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This surprisingly early Coachella talent announcement includes its regular roster of pop superstar headliners, with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G taking top billing among dozens of other genre spanning acts.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Krispy Kreme's original melt-in-your-mouth glazed donut will always get top billing on the menu.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Sacramento’s own Deftones headlined on Friday night, and Korn had top billing on Saturday.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This surprisingly early Coachella talent announcement includes its regular roster of pop superstar headliners, with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G taking top billing among dozens of other genre spanning acts.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Krispy Kreme's original melt-in-your-mouth glazed donut will always get top billing on the menu.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top billing
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Radiohead’s decision to play this tour in the round, on a small circular center stage, feels like a symbolic decision rooted in bringing one another close together to try and regain some sense of grounding and connection.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like those film noir classics, the episode begins in black and white, with Clarkson standing center stage in front of her band to sing her latest Kellyoke pick.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The discovery pipeline is reinforced by EFP’s Future Frames — in partnership with Karlovy Vary and spun out to Hamburg and Seville — bringing young helmers into the SEFF ecosystem with shorts spotlights and talent meetings.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the announcements of flight cancelations shine a spotlight on the problem.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The bill passed in June without media attention, while bombs were dropping on Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Top billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20billing. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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