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Synonyms

top billing

American  

noun

Theater.

  1. the first or most prominent position in a list of actors or entertainers, as on a marquee or screen.

Etymology

Origin of top billing

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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“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

The developer of a multiplayer shooter given top billing at The Game Awards has laid off multiple staff members just two weeks after its release.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

And Mullin has been top billing throughout its run.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

In “Tombstone,” Kilmer more than held his own against industry vets like Sam Elliott, Kurt Russell and Bill Paxton, earning his top billing and becoming commercially viable in the eyes of Hollywood producers.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 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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