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as in amusement
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as in showbiz
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Recent Examples of show business
Miller, a child star from Toronto, was feeling the vertigo of abandoning show business.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Prince William is reportedly trying to get into show business.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2025
That’s just show business for you.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Baby, that’s show business for you.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Prince William is reportedly trying to get into show business.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2025
That’s just show business for you.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Baby, that’s show business for you.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for show business
Recent Examples of Synonyms for show business
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Behind the scenes Six Flags Entertainment is a regional amusement-resort operator with approximately 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the United States, Canada and Mexico.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Taking place at the City Center Bishop Ranch, the event invites both pets and their owners to don outfits and strut their stuff for the amusement of the general public.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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At 13, the actress was already a showbiz vet, having appeared on the sitcom The Danny Thomas Show as the titular star’s daughter for several seasons.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Near the end of Robert Altman’s savage showbiz satire, Roberts appears briefly as herself, playing a part in a movie-within-a-movie about a woman on death row.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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Merit Street was established by Peteski Productions, which is McGraw’s production company, and Christian broadcast company Trinity Broadcasting Network.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Carmody said production downtime is a big issue for companies in the processing industry, with it at times costing thousands of dollars for each minute a processing machine isn't on.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nolensville was scored average for cost of living, outdoor activities, nightlife, diversity, weather, and crime and safety.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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The team is targeting potential locations in the downtown Dallas area to build an arena/hotel/nightlife destination on 35 to 40 acres.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Toczylowski added that the car was seen on the video evidence from the recreation center.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Upgradable options include more than 90 different accessories focused around comfort, recreation, cargo, electrical, and protection as well as many others.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Bontrager, housing and public services manager for the city of Elk Grove, said the county has been making presentations to local jurisdictions.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The campaign features an eclectic cast such as Linda Fargo, senior vice president, women’s fashion and director of store presentation at Bergdorf’s; Willy Chavarria; Maggie Maurer; Cacho Falcon; TK and Cipriana Quann; Quentin Jones, and Bernard Maisner.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Show business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/show%20business. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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