crowd-pleaser
noun
crowd-pleas·er
ˈkrau̇d-ˌplē-zər 
: one (such as a performer or product) that is notably or reliably popular or appealing
a flamboyant crowd-pleaser given to mad feats of daring—
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Crucially, this could mean there’s room for a bigger battery, which is always a crowd-pleaser.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
From edgy indies to blockbuster crowd-pleasers, prestige Oscar bait to experimental movies, Van Sant has spent the past 40 years delighting, surprising and confounding his audience.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
This type of mattress is a crowd-pleaser: Its design has supportive pocketed coils and soft foam layers that can pretty much guarantee a good night’s sleep for any guest.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
The cover of this one was arguably the biggest crowd-pleaser of the different cover images to date, portraying Swift as part of a Vegas-y chorus line.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
From edgy indies to blockbuster crowd-pleasers, prestige Oscar bait to experimental movies, Van Sant has spent the past 40 years delighting, surprising and confounding his audience.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
This type of mattress is a crowd-pleaser: Its design has supportive pocketed coils and soft foam layers that can pretty much guarantee a good night’s sleep for any guest.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
The cover of this one was arguably the biggest crowd-pleaser of the different cover images to date, portraying Swift as part of a Vegas-y chorus line.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crowd-pleaser
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“Crowd-pleaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowd-pleaser. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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