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Recent Examples of corker Based on a script by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon, Ransom is a corker of a paranoid, father’s-worst-nightmare thriller in which Gibson plays Tom, a one-percenter who discovers that his son has been kidnapped. Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 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 The final scene — a real corker — was filmed at City Hall. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 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 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
  • There’s a lot of beauty and thought that actually originated here.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
  • UnCruise offers countless ways to immerse in its beauty.
    UnCruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone who shows up to his office tries to make one of his dreams come true.
    Debbie Day, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This was the cleanest operation the Browns displayed since late in the 2023 season when Joe Flacco’s fever dream carried the Browns to the playoffs.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Season 3 cranks the tension up to an 11 and ends on a humdinger of a twist.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And that first Game 7 in finals history, in the parlance of the day, was a humdinger.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Literally anyone who can ride a bike can hoist a beaut by pressing a little button by your throttle and ride it out until the wheels fall off or the battery dies.
    Joe Salas August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Hot, young, rapidly evolving stars cement Pismis 24’s status as an astronomical marvel.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tuck into a few of the downy bao buns—the beef with pickled daikon, mayo, chili and coriander is a marvel, but don’t miss the bao with hoisin duck, pickled daikon, ginger, spring onions and cucumber—the salty crunch contrast with the steamed bun is delish.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The batter misses one, then hits a doozy.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Week 1 of the College Football season was a doozy.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This ripper supports nearly every DVD format, including protected discs with CSS, region codes, and Sony ARccOS.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Use the right tools: Have sharp fabric scissors, a seam ripper, and a denim needle on hand; fabric glue can be useful for no-sew projects.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Corker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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