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
The Lakers' supremacy in that era ensured their top billing.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“GPUs kind of get top billing wherever they go, but really the CPU is playing an incredibly important role,” Weil said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
But in “Shucked,” the hilarious countrified musical that brought “Hee Haw”-style comedy in a modern guise to Broadway, corn finally gets top billing.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
I tell her top billing," Oil Pocket agreed, "plenty ads, plenty publicity, whole show built around her.
From At the Post by Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard)
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