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
Buckley’s recent momentum and Usman’s status as a former pound-for-pound king make the headliner compelling.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The headliners of this year's Stagecoach Festival are Zach Bryan on April 25, Jelly Roll on April 26, and Luke Combs on April 27.
Stagecoach 2025 lineup
Festival organizers unveiled this year's musical lineup on social media in September 2024.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
This year’s dinner did not feature a comedic headliner, as Amber Ruffin, who was originally scheduled to perform, was removed from the lineup following controversy over her comments about President Trump.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 26 Apr. 2025
The festival’s centerpiece headliner will be Deep Cover, a new action comedy from Tom Kingsley, that stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed as a group of amateur improv comedians who get sucked into the London criminal underworld.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The headliners of this year's Stagecoach Festival are Zach Bryan on April 25, Jelly Roll on April 26, and Luke Combs on April 27.
Stagecoach 2025 lineup
Festival organizers unveiled this year's musical lineup on social media in September 2024.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
This year’s dinner did not feature a comedic headliner, as Amber Ruffin, who was originally scheduled to perform, was removed from the lineup following controversy over her comments about President Trump.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 26 Apr. 2025
The festival’s centerpiece headliner will be Deep Cover, a new action comedy from Tom Kingsley, that stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed as a group of amateur improv comedians who get sucked into the London criminal underworld.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headliner
Noun
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Pirates star Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double to put the team up 4-3 in the bottom of the inning when players from his team frantically tried to alert umpires and security the fan was on the warning track.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Steel previously represented rap star Young Thug during his RICO trial.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The school's administration, including the principal, has denied any wrongdoing or allegations of offering the family financial compensation in exchange for dropping the case.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The project’s principals wanted to connect the property to something other than the cachet of high-end amenities.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headliner. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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