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Definitions

show biz

NOUN
show business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
entertainment industry movie industry
WEAK
Broadway Hollywood TV industry footlights motion picture industry television industry the boards the bright lights the footlights the stage the theater theater theater world
NOUN
stage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arena scene set spotlight theater
STRONG
Broadway boards dais drama footlights frame limelight off-Broadway play scaffold scaffolding scenery setting staging
WEAK
legit mise en scène show business stage set

Example Sentences

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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 beloved multi-talented actor with a 91-year history in show biz, White's death was mourned by friends, fans and fellow entertainers alike.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 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

It’s an only-in-L.A. combination of architectural and show biz history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2021

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.