crackerjacks

noun

variants also crackajacks
plural of crackerjack
1
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond

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2
as in beauties
something very good of its kind the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack

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  1. experts
  2. beauties
  3. masters
  4. dreams
  5. adepts
  6. peaches
  7. scholars
  8. wonders
Noun
  • The idea that the relationship was ending sets off alarm bells for experts like Nikki Engel, who serves as the co-executive director of Violence Free Minnesota.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Universities are breaking the economic bargain that once kept experts in the classroom.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • Check out the garden’s iris tracker to see when those purple and white beauties are blooming (usually late June).
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • One of the beauties of this novel is how these experiences are used as framework, never distracting from the portrait of the Boltons that emerges.
    — Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • With 70 vendors, including island food favorites and local grill masters, the Black Entrepreneur State Fair is a place where small business owners can come together in one space and thrive.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is to portray them with the same nobility and dignity as the figures of the great masters.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • With her big dreams and determination, Shyniyah hopes to one day become the President of the United States.
    — The Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • There isn’t a universal number of peaches that people with diabetes should eat each day.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Arrange peaches in bottom of skillet, overlapping as needed to fit.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • Only in the 21st century have historians and scholars in the study of religion pursued more cautious academic research on Hoodoo.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gittelsohn, a painter who attended the now-shuttered San Francisco Art Institute in the 1970s, located across the street from the couple’s home, reached out to about 50 scholars and art experts about the origins of the bust.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • The night sky holds endless wonders, but few experiences match the thrill of photographing planets in vivid detail.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Properly harnessed, these mineral deposits would do wonders to boost economic growth.
    — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
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“Crackerjacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackerjacks. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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