show biz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of show biz
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Cook Richie's show biz dreams are crushed by Los Angeles and he returns home and to Mawby's.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2023
The show biz bona fides firmly located modern experience within the dizzying hall of mirrors that is the mass-media madhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022
“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
The Reitmans joined a relative in Toronto, where Ivan displayed his show biz inclinations: starting a puppet theater, entertaining at summer camps, playing coffee houses with a folk music group.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2022
The star, now 22, alleged that she wasn't allowed to make friends as they were competition in show biz, her diet was "very, very restricted" and her education was all but ignored.
From Fox News • Nov. 22, 2020
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