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
Jess Cooney’s has always demanded top billing.
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Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Estévez lived up to his top billing.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Tomorrow, the museum goes one step further by bumping him from top billing to solo performer.
—J. S. Marcus, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
But the Outback gets top billing for its outdoorsy appeal and versatility.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
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Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Estévez lived up to his top billing.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Tomorrow, the museum goes one step further by bumping him from top billing to solo performer.
—J. S. Marcus, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
But the Outback gets top billing for its outdoorsy appeal and versatility.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top billing
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And that’s before a global pandemic emerged that would shut down schools, and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which would spark a racial reckoning across America and place the teaching of race center stage in national presidential politics.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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On the campaign trail, Fuller and Harris' military backgrounds brought their opposing views on the war in Iran center stage.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The goal was to shine a spotlight on the players that built the league’s fandom.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Spencer deserves her own spotlight.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Feel daring, attention-grabbing and unapologetically you.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Atlanta rapper Offset is hospitalized after being shot in South Florida, according to his representative and authorities, in a developing story that is drawing national attention.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Top billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20billing. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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