talent show
noun
: a show consisting of a series of individual performances (such as singing) by amateurs who may be selected for special recognition as performing talent
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The new season of the talent show airs on NBC on May 28.
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Over the decades, the theater has changed hands many times and now, after extensive restoration, is back to hosting theater productions, movies, and talent shows.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
Audiences still showed up for the networks’ talent shows and procedurals, but the entertainment Zeitgeist was drifting away from traditional prime time.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Before his starring turns in Dune or Call Me By Your Name, there were YouTube videos of a then-adolescent Chalamet singing and dancing in a high school talent show or rapping about statistics.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 11 Dec. 2023
The talent show airs on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
Both the 2022 and 2023 events leaned heavily into the theme of education, and included a reading nook, talent show, snack time tent and more.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Events include a Parka Pub Crawl, a talent show, a fat bike rally, fireworks, designer purse bingo and caramelized beer poking.
—Anna Pearson, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
Over the course of six days, blow-ins and natives alike took part in events like the sandcastle contest, the town crier competition, the talent show, the go-kart race, the pig race, and the Daft Raft Race—in which teams braved the open waves on homemade boats.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Over the decades, the theater has changed hands many times and now, after extensive restoration, is back to hosting theater productions, movies, and talent shows.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
Audiences still showed up for the networks’ talent shows and procedurals, but the entertainment Zeitgeist was drifting away from traditional prime time.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Before his starring turns in Dune or Call Me By Your Name, there were YouTube videos of a then-adolescent Chalamet singing and dancing in a high school talent show or rapping about statistics.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 11 Dec. 2023
The talent show airs on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
Both the 2022 and 2023 events leaned heavily into the theme of education, and included a reading nook, talent show, snack time tent and more.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Events include a Parka Pub Crawl, a talent show, a fat bike rally, fireworks, designer purse bingo and caramelized beer poking.
—Anna Pearson, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
Over the course of six days, blow-ins and natives alike took part in events like the sandcastle contest, the town crier competition, the talent show, the go-kart race, the pig race, and the Daft Raft Race—in which teams braved the open waves on homemade boats.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Talent show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talent%20show. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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