Definitions
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- proper noun An area of
Los Angeles , known as the center of the American motion picture industry. - proper noun by extension The
American motion picture industry, regardless of location.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the film industry in the United States
- noun the film industry of the United States
- adjective flashy and vulgar
- noun a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
- noun a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
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Examples
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MATTHEW BELLONI, "THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER": I think if Hollywood really starts to look at itself and judge the -- the personal character of a lot -- a lot of the artists in the community, there would be a lot of empty seats at the Oscars.
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HOLLYWOOD MOGULS, LIKE many Hollywood stars, tend to get all dreamy-eyed and mystical over the subject of faraway China.
Now, Mickey Mao 2008
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KAREN COVELL, HOLLYWOOD PRAYER NETWORK: I believe there are a lot of people in Hollywood who are spiritually starving, personally starving.
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KAREN COVELL, DIRECTOR, HOLLYWOOD PRAYER NETWORK: I believe there are a lot of people in Hollywood who are spiritually starving.
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BROOKE ANDERSON, CNN HOLLYWOOD CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Paris and Britney coming home from the clubs, swarmed by the paparazzi, all of them looking for the money shot of two of Hollywood ` s hottest commodities.
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HOLLYWOOD UP -- One veteran star has buck teeth, wears no clothes, is sassy and has a whining Brooklyn accent -- but today he celebrates his 20th anniversary as the boxoffice champ of Hollywood.
Archive 2007-10-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2007
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BROOKE ANDERSON, CNN HOLLYWOOD CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Hollywood ` s hottest most-talented older actresses are leaving the movie industry behind and kicking some major butt on television.
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HOLLYWOOD UP -- One veteran star has buck teeth, wears no clothes, is sassy and has a whining Brooklyn accent -- but today he celebrates his 20th anniversary as the boxoffice champ of Hollywood.
Bugs Bunny's Nonexistent 20th Anniversary Jaime J. Weinman 2007
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BROOKE ANDERSON, CNN HOLLYWOOD CORRESPONDENT (voice over): If the good girls of Hollywood were looking for a theme song, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT could tell you it could well be Kelly Clarkson ` s "Miss Independent", because for good girls like Kelly, it ` s not just a song.
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RAY RICHMOND, "HOLLYWOOD REPORTER": Absolutely, I think it does, Howard, you know, and that hasn't been played up enough in the media, I don't think, the fact that this is not news to Hollywood.
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