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talent show
noun
: a show consisting of a series of individual performances (such as singing) by amateurs who may be selected for special recognition as performing talent
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Jade Thirlwall has discussed her time on The X Factor as a member of pop group Little Mix, who won the eighth series of the British version of the talent show in 2011.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
The premiere was still spicy, however, as the first seven queens participated in the annual talent show, only to be ranked by the other half of non-participating queens via the infamous Rate-A-Queen mandate.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Dani was walking listlessly from cabin to cabin, delivering little paper flyers announcing the talent show at the end of the month.
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Everybody is camping it up, and in the talent show, the numbers have a much higher chance of being at least interesting.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
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“Talent show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talent%20show. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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talent show
noun
: a show consisting of a series of performances by amateurs who may be selected for special recognition as performers
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