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Recent Examples of corker Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale. Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025 The final scene — a real corker — was filmed at City Hall. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Styled by Max Ortega September 3, 2024 HIGH AND MIGHTY Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk. Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024 Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk. Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024 The climactic shoot-out, which goes on for 25 incredible minutes, is an absolute corker. and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024 The brainy story pits 007 against two of his most fearsome adversaries: Robert Shaw's stocky hitman Red Grant, whose Orient Express showdown is a slow-burn corker, and Bertolt Brecht veteran Lotte Lenya (of ''Mack the Knife'' fame) as unforgettable shoe-dagger-wielding Rosa Klebb. Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024 The traffic corkers said a man later identified as Smith politely approached the traffic corkers and asked several questions while walking past, before returning in a hot and inexplicable rage 20 minutes later. oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2023 Movie four is a corker. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corker
Noun
  • Hosted by luxury natural hair brand Camille Rose (Black owned, by the way) and sponsored by Wells Fargo, the festival has become a go-to celebration of Black beauty, creativity and community.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 20 June 2025
  • Formally brilliant, the pieces have been in love with beauty and have cautiously flirted with representation.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
  • Rosenblatt gives her a humdinger of a first act closing speech complete with the kind of curtain line actors kill for.
    David Benedict, Variety, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • This led us to have discussions about what is a dream.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 June 2025
  • Produced by Jao Beats, with a soft melody that accompanies his heartfelt interpretation, the artist reflects on his humble origins and expresses gratitude for living what was once just a dream.
    Luisa Calle, Billboard, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Reinhart, who scored the game-winner in Game 7 of the Cup Final last year, opened scoring 4:36 with a beaut of an individual effort.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • Check out this sliding beaut: Crawford’s skeptics, however, will point to an elevated ground-ball rate (63.8%) and his next-to-nil power (only one home run) as reasons to leave him in the minors.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign.
    SI.com, SI.com, 6 July 2019
Noun
  • In there, our scientists and chemical engineers are creating the wow factor of the brand, those chemical engineering marvels that cause color and creative experiences for our consumers.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • Once a desert journey guided by revelation, the Hajj has become a logistical marvel, and the new policies mark some of the most significant shifts in its 1,400-year history.
    Juwayriah Wright, Time, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Divorces are rarely pretty, but Ryan Lochte’s is shaping up to be a doozy.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
  • Getting back into changing diapers and doing the early mornings and late nights can be a doozy.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Silent Retreat is a bodice ripper with a fillip of Roman Catholic ritual: a novice ripper.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 14 June 2025
  • Fritz kicked his first serve into Evans’s single-handed backhand to devastating effect, rather than just hitting his usual flat rippers.
    James Hansen, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024

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“Corker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corker. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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