Hollywood
Americannoun
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the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.
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a city in SE Florida, near Miami: seaside resort.
noun
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a NW suburb of Los Angeles, California: centre of the American film industry. Pop: 167 664 (2000)
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the American film industry
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( as modifier )
a Hollywood star
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Center of the American film industry.
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For TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Nolan films are typically big business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The “10 Things I Hate About You” star was raised in Manhattan and began performing at a young age before enrolling at Columbia University—even as her Hollywood career was taking off.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“There was a general philosophy in Hollywood that the billion-dollar-movie box-office days were behind us,” said Sanford Panitch, president of the motion picture group at Sony Pictures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
She told The Hollywood Reporter, external in 2023 that while she thought AI was "going to be great for a lot of things, like science and medicine", the idea of it replacing humans "scares me".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
"She said Hollywood Heather should belong to her."
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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