opening act

collocation in English

meaningsofopeningandact

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opening
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ/
us
/ˈoʊp.nɪŋ/
happening at the beginning of an event ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/
us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofopeningandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was also the first time the band toured without anopeningact.
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He switched to the accordion in the early 1990s and started to play as anopeningactfor his father.
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Deol, who played an illusionist in the film, performed theopeningactas he disappeared from two different towers.
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Generally, the headliner is the final act in a performance, preceded by theopeningact(s).
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Instead of anopeningact, a talent show was held each night.
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In rock music, theopeningactwill usually be an up-and-coming group with a smaller following than the featured artist.
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Theopeningactshows him conducting an orchestra.
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The band accepted, and began as theopeningactfor the tour.
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The song was promoted through multiple live performances, some while supporting asopeningactfor various country artists' concert tours.
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She immediately agreed when he asked her to be in hisopeningact.
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Theopeningactreveals this beautiful young screen actress as the leader of the imperial ballet, whose beauty and charm bring to her many admirers.
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The winner of the 10-part battle gets to headline the concert while the loser faces shame as theopeningact.
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This was theopeningactof a youth protest, which protest in a few hours became a nationwide revolt against the government.
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He earned a living as anopeningactand back-up band for jazz groups.
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In theopeningact, the arch explodes out of a flight case and in 20 seconds swells to its entire breadth.
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At times throughout the tour, various local bands in each city functioned as anopeningact.
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She was also invited for a third time at 2007's a-nation, where she was chosen as theopeningact.
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He began appearing in the circus at 7 months when his father, a flyer, balanced him on his hand for theopeningact.
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The band toured as theopeningactfor 10cc during 1978.
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