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variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Last Bite, a culinary variety show with reflections on food media, mega-hacks and funny food songs.
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
The Canadian singer-songwriter recently visited Mallorca and Germany for his new musical variety show Moving Voices, in which the cast performs on the streets, collaborating with local talent and international musical stars.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
This variety shows great resistance to bacterial leaf spot.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
While performing at Disneyland, the group was discovered by Jay Williams, father of singer and talk-show host Andy Williams, who booked The Osmonds to perform on his eponymous variety show in 1962.
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Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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variety show
noun
: entertainment made up of separate performances (as dances and songs) that follow one another
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