show biz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of show biz
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, he realized show biz was not for him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2024
And so, I mean, it's sort of disappointing or hard to get through your head that it's not continuing, but that's show biz, as they say.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2024
Looking at Hong now, you will see perhaps the busiest nonagenarian in show biz.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023
“They think differently,” Tymofiy Mylovanov, a former economics minister, said to the New York Times in December about the show biz vets in government.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2022
A friend told The Post Saturday that Bryan was on the cusp of "making it" in show biz, and didn’t have any known foes.
From Fox News • Aug. 22, 2021
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