as in excellent
of the very best kind
a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics
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Recent Examples of boffo
But there was a time in Hollywood, long ago, when campus unrest actually was considered boffo, greenlight-worthy material.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 June 2024
Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins’ dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another.
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Rainer Sabin,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Nov. 2021
More evidence is the boffo fundraising by the National Republican Congressional Committee so far.
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Rich Lowry,
National Review,
21 May 2021
Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday’s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers.
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Owen Thomas,
SFChronicle.com,
26 Aug. 2020
See All Example Sentences for boffo
Benjamin Svetkey,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 June 2024
Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins’ dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another.
—
Rainer Sabin,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Nov. 2021
More evidence is the boffo fundraising by the National Republican Congressional Committee so far.
—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
21 May 2021
Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday’s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers.
—
Owen Thomas,
SFChronicle.com,
26 Aug. 2020
See All Example Sentences for boffo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boffo
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And with such excellent transit, there can be much greater housing density.
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His group stage has been consistently excellent without announcing itself — the kind of contribution that shows up in the table rather than the highlights.
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Conwell played off the ball a lot but showed a nifty handle when given the chance, delivering a terrific pass in transition for a Jahmir Young score and swerving past a defender on a neat move to the basket before missing a shot at the rim.
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He has been blessed with terrific talent but clearly has melded that talent to win games and keep the clubhouse on the same page.
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The animals, the cool weather and the wonderful people of this region made for a memorable trip.
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Bat boxes are a wonderful addition to your yard for attracting bats and giving them a safe place to live.
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William's sixth-great-grandfather was born in Coventry in 1740 and enlisted as a private in the Connecticut militia.
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Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
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After multiple close calls, Ivory Coast tied the match in the 74th minute with a superb run by Amad Diallo.
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These popular plants are superb, long-lasting garden ornaments.
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My colleague Erik Tice at the Dink (who does double duty as the GM for the California Black Bears) is back to maintaining his Public MLP Data sheet, which has all sorts of awesome data.
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Brady joins bro Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and of course the return of Aleksander Barkov to lead what should be an awesome offense.
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My friend has been in a long-term, live-in relationship with a lovely man.
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Lake Vostok is said to be one of the loveliest places in Antarctica.
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Morris, 24, is coming off a stellar start with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators last Wednesday, throwing seven scoreless innings while allowing only four hits.
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For stellar-mass black holes, however, the process would take around 10⁶⁷ years—trillions upon trillions of times longer than the current age of the universe.
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“Boffo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffo. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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