TOP BILLING Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

top billing

noun

Definition of top billing

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 Despite his top billing and his undeniable curmudgeon charisma, even Dern ends up underserved by a role that is eventually reduced to so much benign backdrop for a much blander hero’s journey. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 Nonwhite voters claim top billing As the first-in-the-South primary, South Carolina was more decisive than Iowa and New Hampshire for nominees Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Nonwhite voters claim top billing As the first-in-the-South primary, South Carolina was more decisive than Iowa and New Hampshire for nominees Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Joe Biden in 2020. — Mike Catalini, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026 Oil and gas, in fact, aren’t given top billing in this revision of American science. — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for top billing

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The 31st edition drew its biggest audiences since 2015 while the row over ‘The Assassin(s)’ and Majid Majidi’s war speech put politics center stage.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
But Clayface, a Batman villain created in 1940 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, is still an unlikely character to put center stage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of center stage

Noun

And spare furnishings spotlight craft—from the dining area’s custom walnut table to the stairwell’s Isamu Noguchi pendant.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Nobody Wants This season three tones down its exploration of Judaism and Jewish culture significantly — like, to the extent that Christmas traditions get a more elaborate episode spotlight than any Jewish holiday does.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotlight

Noun

The Sun enters your 12th House, drawing your attention toward rest, reflection, privacy, unfinished matters, and everything easier to hear when the outside world becomes less demanding.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
If they really can’t be bothered to show some respect then we shouldn’t be bothered enough to give them our attention and money.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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