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
And, as in so many other big non-European cities, Real Madrid and the rest of the usual suspects also compete for top billing.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
For historical context, favorites have won 73 out of the 150 Preakness Stakes runnings, making Journalism's top billing something to take seriously.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Smith was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. at the time, two spots ahead of his pal, yet the wildly popular Ashe always got top billing.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
New England folk-pop singer-songwriter Noah Kahan gets top billing on Sunday, and the docket also includes sets from Goose, Carin Leon, Flo Rida, Khruangbin and — best of all — legendary rock guitarist Robby Krieger from The Doors, among many others.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
For historical context, favorites have won 73 out of the 150 Preakness Stakes runnings, making Journalism's top billing something to take seriously.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Smith was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. at the time, two spots ahead of his pal, yet the wildly popular Ashe always got top billing.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
New England folk-pop singer-songwriter Noah Kahan gets top billing on Sunday, and the docket also includes sets from Goose, Carin Leon, Flo Rida, Khruangbin and — best of all — legendary rock guitarist Robby Krieger from The Doors, among many others.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top billing
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While on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, Anderson acknowledged that the father-daughter theme taking center stage likely stemmed, in part, from the director now having his own daughter, Freya, who was born in 2016.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
30 May 2025
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But after a few moments, Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez – standing on the other side of Trump – motioned for James to go ahead with Trump standing center stage.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The shorter arc suggests the new lottery boss will be tiptoeing through that minefield under the brightest of political spotlights.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Her pregnancy was kept relatively out of the public spotlight.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors 2025 has been a good year for game releases so far, with a brand-new console in the Switch 2, some big hitters like Monster Hunter Wilds, and plenty of smaller indie releases that have gotten big attention.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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After the 1993 murders, the trial of Echols, Misskelley and Baldwin attracted national attention, partially because of the age of the victims but also because of allegations by prosecutors that the three killed the boys as part of a Satanic ritual.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Top billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20billing. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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