as in star
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV
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Recent Examples of headliner
Telecom and defense names are set to report, while the week’s headliners will include big names like Tesla , Alphabet and General Motors .
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 19 July 2025
The 2025 festival also had to contend with cancellations by eight different headliners, from indie darlings Julien Baker and Torres (the latter later filled an afternoon slot at the festival) to country star Nate Smith.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Other headliners this year include The Basement Yard, Hannah Berner, Michael Blackson, Margaret Cho, Alex Edelman, Chris Fleming, Morgan Jay, Ismo, Ryan Long, Nurse John, Yohay Sponder, and Trevor Wallace, to name a few.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
The two had been through quite a lot since his staff made Morejón the headliner of the team’s $80 million plunge into the 2016-17 international amateur market, with his $11 million payday still standing a franchise record for an amateur signing bonus.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 19 July 2025
The 2025 festival also had to contend with cancellations by eight different headliners, from indie darlings Julien Baker and Torres (the latter later filled an afternoon slot at the festival) to country star Nate Smith.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Other headliners this year include The Basement Yard, Hannah Berner, Michael Blackson, Margaret Cho, Alex Edelman, Chris Fleming, Morgan Jay, Ismo, Ryan Long, Nurse John, Yohay Sponder, and Trevor Wallace, to name a few.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
The two had been through quite a lot since his staff made Morejón the headliner of the team’s $80 million plunge into the 2016-17 international amateur market, with his $11 million payday still standing a franchise record for an amateur signing bonus.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headliner
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But, the star of the show is a first-of-its-kind Alumni Home Run Derby following the Brewers/Marlins matchup.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Afterward, see a star dedication and live performances by Mr. Southern Soul Bigg Robb & Friends, Regina Belle and Dottie Peoples.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2025
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Cedrick Gray, who was one of the principals Cassellius oversaw at that time, talked about how Cassellius, along with the district’s then-superintendent, Carol Johnson, brought a burst of energy to the district’s middle schools.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Even Bloomberg tried it but his penchant for micro-managing through quantitative measures and punitive accountability created top-down priorities tying the hands of all but the most forceful principals.—
David Bloomfield,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headliner. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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