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 Oil and gas, in fact, aren’t given top billing in this revision of American science. — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Does James really want to share top billing on his farewell tour with the likes of Steph Curry, Jaylen Brown or James Harden? — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 And, more broadly, country-level plans that lay out investable climate projects across different countries received top billing at different forums. — Justin Worland, Time, 26 June 2026 The home has been featured in several publications, including Dwell, One Kindesign and Das Ideale Heim, a Swiss interior design magazine that gave the property top billing on its cover. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for top billing

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Noun

Trump is putting himself center stage in the midterms with a Dallas convention, even as his low approval rating threatens to drag down GOP candidates.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
But despite its namesake, pumpkins aren’t center stage during opening weekend — watermelons are.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of center stage

Noun

Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
After years of tabloid attention and personal struggles, Lohan left the United States in 2014 and eventually relocated full-time to Dubai, spending much of the next decade outside the Hollywood spotlight.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of spotlight

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Matt Bevin has for months claimed Johnson is unable to afford him a fair trial and is using the case to gain attention from the media.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
That’s the part of the guarantee-game economy that deserves more attention now.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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