corker

noun

ˈkȯr-kər How to pronounce corker (audio)
Definition of corkernext
as in beauty
something very good of its kind that last race was a real corker!

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Recent Examples of corker The breakfast buffet is supremely surreal A big part of every season of The White Lotus is the breakfast buffet, and the Martinez’s daily extravaganza is a corker. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2026 Penned by Aaron Sorkin, this corker of a suspense film stars Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and more. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025 The second number of the show was, if not as much of a surprise, equally a corker… and a thematically appropriate choice for the followup choice in the set. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025 Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale. — Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corker
  1. beauty
  2. dream
  3. humdinger
  4. beaut
  5. doozy
  6. marvel
  7. ripper
  8. phenomenon
Noun
  • The Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Gift Guide offers party outfits for women, holiday dressing for men, as well as beauty products, and gifts priced under $200, among other products.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In the film, Thị Mầu is a gifted young beauty hemmed in by rigid custom and the demands of her family.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • There are cellars with vintages dating back to the 1880s and old wine caves covered in mildew and mold, which were a dream for a wine lover like me.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Bilal, who wrote, directed and co-produced the film, said a French theatrical run was a dream come true.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Presented in a woodland forest, today’s Chanel couture show was a real humdinger.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 July 2026
  • The book is full of many such humdingers.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of humdinger
Noun
  • In our opinion, this beaut will play nice with all sorts of denim, contrasting cashmere layers, and your comfiest sweatsuit for model-off-duty moments.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Marty Brown 5-yard run after two beauts from Darian Mensah to Malachi Toney on an eight-play, 89-yard drive.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of beaut
Noun
  • While there were quite a number of moving pieces in the Week 3 poll, next week's poll has the makings of being a real doozy.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Cregger doesn’t deal exclusively in jump scares, but there are a couple of doozies in that department.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of doozy
Noun
  • And then there is Turin, Italy’s first capital and a Baroque marvel with the Alps to its west and north.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Frances marvels at how quickly people are radicalized online, how the machine essentially transforms them from one type of individual to another.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • Digitize your dusty DVDs and reclaim shelf space with DVDneXtCOPY, a powerful DVD ripper that preserves your collection.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps unlike anyone else in country music beyond maybe Brantley Gilbert, Hardy makes fairly straightforward country radio fare while also making straight-up heavy metal rippers.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of ripper
Noun
  • What began as a relatively intimate documentation of editors, retailers and industry insiders gradually became a global phenomenon.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Neither release became a theatrical phenomenon, but each earned more than $40 million worldwide — suggesting even mediocre horror films can get respectable returns when their premises are appealing enough.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of phenomenon

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“Corker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corker. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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