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It was written about in the tabloids when Desi got arrested for weaving drunkenly down a street in Hollywood, in a neighborhood of brothels.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
For Hollywood, the possibility of a new major distribution platform couldn’t come at a better time.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The Guard in 1992 arrived in a city that had melted down: More than 60 people died, 1,000 buildings burned and unrest stretched from City Hall to Hollywood, with whole swaths of South Los Angeles torn to shreds.
—Jim Newton, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
The Hollywood Reporter reported in early May that Horizon Series (which is Costner's loan-out firm), New Line Cinema and City National Bank were involved in a legal battle.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
For Hollywood, the possibility of a new major distribution platform couldn’t come at a better time.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The Guard in 1992 arrived in a city that had melted down: More than 60 people died, 1,000 buildings burned and unrest stretched from City Hall to Hollywood, with whole swaths of South Los Angeles torn to shreds.
—Jim Newton, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
The Hollywood Reporter reported in early May that Horizon Series (which is Costner's loan-out firm), New Line Cinema and City National Bank were involved in a legal battle.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Hollywood
Bollywood
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Its music video, featuring cameos from Singh and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, has amassed over 130 million YouTube views and 1.5 billion TikTok views.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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Nollywood is currently recognized as the second-largest film industry in the world in terms of volume, after Bollywood, but stories from the region have long been underrepresented on global platforms.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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“Hollywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hollywood. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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