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 Its headliner attraction is the Meow Wolf Las Vegas’ Omega Mart, a satirical supermarket stocked with fake products like tattooed chicken, frosted hay, leprechaun kidneys and robot milk. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The music Never short on variety, Bonnaroo has previously hosted headliners from Elton John to Radiohead and Paul McCartney to Bruce Springsteen. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 Beach Bunny headlines the festival's opening night, Original Koffee headlines on Thursday, Common headlines Friday, Babyface headlines Saturday and Julieta Venegas is the festival's closing headliner. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Running June 26-28, this year’s festival follows tradition with an almost all-local lineup, with the exception of out-of-town headliner A Guy Called Gerald, who’s playing with Detroit’s Mike Banks, the founder of Underground Resistance. — Carla Vecchiola, The Conversation, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for headliner

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The garment, rooted in West Asian culture, has been embraced with open arms by resortwear for decades, especially once it was brought into Western fashion in the 1950s by stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy.

— Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 2 July 2026
All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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All investments carry some level of risk, including the potential loss of principal invested.

— Joshua Harmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The former elementary and math teacher worked as a principal in Atlanta and held senior leadership roles in other school systems before spending three years as Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services in Philadelphia.

— Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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