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Recent Examples of marquee
They might also be asked to coordinate media appearances, or secure box seats for a marquee event.
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Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Despite the lax safety rules, athletes and celebrities slowly packed each lane while bottle girls carrying glowing marquee signs announced the arrival of a new V.I.P guest.
—Shanae Hardy, Billboard, 30 July 2025
The Dallas Pickler Universe facility was fantastic for pickleball, and having the top teams all in action led to half a dozen marquee matches for the home fans.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Harper is a two-time NL MVP and one of the game’s marquee names, making his conversation with Manfred more noteworthy.
—Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Despite the lax safety rules, athletes and celebrities slowly packed each lane while bottle girls carrying glowing marquee signs announced the arrival of a new V.I.P guest.
—Shanae Hardy, Billboard, 30 July 2025
The Dallas Pickler Universe facility was fantastic for pickleball, and having the top teams all in action led to half a dozen marquee matches for the home fans.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Harper is a two-time NL MVP and one of the game’s marquee names, making his conversation with Manfred more noteworthy.
—Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marquee
Noun
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Grab some food and drinks, a blanket or low-profile chair and plant yourself on some grass around the pavilion.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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As Knox sits under a shaded pavilion in Boxtown on a July afternoon, the air is stifling: glasses fog up in the humidity, and the metal weights on a communal bench press scald to the touch.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Listen to this week’s episode to learn how ancient Persians built ice-making domes in the desert and why thin, tasty waffles may have saved Britain from ice cream extinction.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nasser Hospital also said an airstrike killed a mother, father and three children in their tent overnight in Muwasi, a camp for hundreds of thousands of civilians.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The company is in charge of fire remediation at the complex, and Miles said conditions in Building 1, where the fire started on the roof, continue to deteriorate.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And, the storms’ winds destroyed three shade canopies near the cabanas at Splash Country Water Park, according to Wagner.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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As a child, weekends meant wandering beneath pine canopies with family and friends.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The jet had hit severe turbulence, flinging people into the ceiling, and service carts across the cabin.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Supplies to prop up the ceilings of the tunnels were restricted, so staying alive required such on-the-fly innovations as creating support pillars out of waste rock.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The price includes additional standard features like a passenger-side awning, 95-Ah leisure battery, and 100/90-L fresh/waste water capacity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Aug. 2025
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It is also fitted with a full-beam hydraulic swim platform that connects guests to the water and an awning that protects them from the elements.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 July 2025
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“Marquee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marquee. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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