TOP BILLINGS Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

top billings

noun

plural of top billing

as in spotlights

the center of public attention despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press

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back burners

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Noun

Voters must also agree, on an honor system, to watch every film in a category before casting a ballot, while the Academy spotlights emerging, diverse and international filmmakers on its social channels and in the museum.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Using spotlights, strobe lights, fire and fireworks, the technical elements offered a dramatic visual display that blended seamlessly with the songs.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotlights

Noun

Seeking sense to her loveless existence, at least in the novel Ana attracts the predatorial lust of Magistral Fermín de Pas, her sensual confessor at La Vetusta cathedral, as well as the attentions of local Don Juan Álvaro Mejías.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
With attentions fractured in modern life, Gibney hopes there is some benefit in synthesizing information into a narrative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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