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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Indeed, the film proved a modest crowd-pleaser for its local release, raking in over 200,000 admissions after premiering in Cannes and playing competition in Annecy.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
This crowd-pleaser doesn’t principally tell Jarrett’s story, though, but that of the promoter, Vera Brandes, who began booking musicians as a teenager and was not yet 20 at the time of Jarrett’s triumph.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Like in Munich, there are also carnival rides and crowd-pleasers like stein-carrying races.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2025
The Amazon gift bestsellers span little luxuries that make easy gifts for women, practical picks that double as gifts for men, and culinary crowd-pleasers for bosses or housewarmings.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
This crowd-pleaser doesn’t principally tell Jarrett’s story, though, but that of the promoter, Vera Brandes, who began booking musicians as a teenager and was not yet 20 at the time of Jarrett’s triumph.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Like in Munich, there are also carnival rides and crowd-pleasers like stein-carrying races.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2025
The Amazon gift bestsellers span little luxuries that make easy gifts for women, practical picks that double as gifts for men, and culinary crowd-pleasers for bosses or housewarmings.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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