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
  • Many experts have recently argued that a key mission — combating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions — has been failing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Star chefs from across the world flocked to the culinary hotspot for the 50 Best Restaurants 2026, a prestigious awards ceremony that crowns the top restaurants around the globe based on anonymous nominations from over a thousand industry experts.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • With titles like Pictures of the hundred beauties of flowerland, these guidebooks contained information on correct etiquette with courtesans, along with an overview of fees and tips.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Chinese architects, Rama says, got a free education from the western masters.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This is the state that Haley Stevens has claimed to literally see in her dreams.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • For a heart-healthy snack, top some plain, unsweetened Greek yogurt with berries, banana, peaches, or mango.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2026
  • From dwarf peaches to columnar dogwoods, these trees loom large in the landscape, while occupying a small footprint.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • Historians, scholars and philosophers are stepping in to offer some solutions and warnings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • He has been joined in recent years by tax-skeptical scholars at the Manhattan Institute and Tax Foundation.
    — M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • Beyond manmade wonders, UNESCO has also recognized natural sites such as the Florida Everglades and the Grand Canyon.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Dana’s wide-eyed enthusiasm for the wonders of the industrial age is also, in part, the show’s.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of wonders
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“Crackerjacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackerjacks. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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