top billing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of top billing
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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So even though SpaceX gets top billing, Anthropic and OpenAI have fans, too.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
For Dupont, it means he has someone else to share top billing with in a national team that rivals its football counterpart for popularity and prominence in France.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The baseballs got top billing in the wide-ranging auction that included 579 items, but a Lou Gehrig game-worn jersey sold for well more than the three balls combined.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
Ms. Weiss is somehow reportedly to share top billing with CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, a veteran of ABC.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
As an author, I was willing to let other people amend my work just so long as my name always got top billing.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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