HEADLINER Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

headliner

noun

ˈhed-ˌlī-nər

Definition of headliner

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 The fight for control of Texas is mirrored in Tarrant County, where voters will see a slate of countywide races, with the race for county judge as the headliner. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026 Fans had speculated, as Cho’s quick to point out, a few artists that the company has had long-standing relationships with — ATEEZ, Sunday’s headliner, and P1Harmony, Saturday’s headliner — among them. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 With less than three weeks until Election Day, Republicans filled a Monroe, Michigan, rally on Thursday to convince voters to vote red up and down the ticket, with Vice President JD Vance as their headliner. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 As the audience cheered him on, Joel joined the headliners, a Boynton Beach Billy Joel cover band called The Turnstiles. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headliner

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Noun

Longies, which make up the majority of GRBs, are associated with collapsing supermassive stars, whereas shorties are linked to crashes between two neutron stars.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The Oscar-winning actress and former child star, who had a stroke in 2020, shared a rare photo of herself Friday on social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

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The district has a formal process for challenging instructional materials, which requires parents to first raise objections with their school’s principal before appealing to the district through a reconsideration form.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Britton plays Ellen Cooke, a high school principal and single mother to Sonny (Nivola); the pair have a perfect, loving mother-son relationship.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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