as in favorite
enjoying widespread favor or approval
an actor who rarely ventures far afield from crowd-pleasing comedies and actioners
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Recent Examples of crowd-pleasing
This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
That combination of highbrow admiration and crowd-pleasing shocks is a treasured feat in horror.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
As the movie is conceived, Jay Kelly, a popular and prestigious Hollywood actor for more than three decades, with an array of crowd-pleasing dramas, high-end action hits, and robust awards films behind him, is a character who has been constructed around the very DNA of George Clooney’s personality.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Oasis offered few surprises in its crowd-pleasing, hit-heavy 23-song set, which the band has reprised essentially without deviation since kicking off the Live ’25 tour in Wales in July.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Nine scented capsule options are currently available, such as crowd-pleasing Baies (Berries) and woody 34 Boulevard Saint-Germain, named for the location of their first boutique, though this author’s pick for home scenting may have to be Figuier (Fig Tree), which smells lush and fresh.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
The Four are perfectly cast, and the film hits all the necessary narrative and fan-service beats in a succinct, crowd-pleasing 115 minutes.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
That combination of highbrow admiration and crowd-pleasing shocks is a treasured feat in horror.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
As the movie is conceived, Jay Kelly, a popular and prestigious Hollywood actor for more than three decades, with an array of crowd-pleasing dramas, high-end action hits, and robust awards films behind him, is a character who has been constructed around the very DNA of George Clooney’s personality.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Oasis offered few surprises in its crowd-pleasing, hit-heavy 23-song set, which the band has reprised essentially without deviation since kicking off the Live ’25 tour in Wales in July.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Nine scented capsule options are currently available, such as crowd-pleasing Baies (Berries) and woody 34 Boulevard Saint-Germain, named for the location of their first boutique, though this author’s pick for home scenting may have to be Figuier (Fig Tree), which smells lush and fresh.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
The Four are perfectly cast, and the film hits all the necessary narrative and fan-service beats in a succinct, crowd-pleasing 115 minutes.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowd-pleasing
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Batons, sticks, pipes, and small arms are among their favorite weapons.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Style it with a mini skirt and boots, biker shorts and sneakers, or your favorite jeans and T-shirt.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each year in recent memory, Scheider sounds amazed when organizers manage to slip more vendors into the popular event.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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China’s growing interest in winter sports has opened new space its sports and tourism exchanges with countries where skiing is popular.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many have compared the silhouette to the once-fashionable Balenciaga Triple-S, another behemoth of a sneaker.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Created by Buffy alum and Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, ABC's crime drama stars Kaitlin Olson as an eccentric (and fashionable) janitor with a genius-level IQ who stumbles into a consulting role with the Los Angeles Police Department.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That's right, pop star worlds collided when Carpenter effortlessly posed in the archival gown, which featured a sweetheart neckline embellished with silver beading.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The comedy is lethal, but so is the commentary, as Perkins (who co-wrote the film) and his writing collaborator Tracy Oliver lace the jokes with pointed observations on identity, in-group gatekeeping and the weaponization of pop-culture clichés.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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China today accounts for seven of the world’s largest indoor ski resorts – only SnowWorld Landgraaf in the Netherlands, Alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenberg in Germany and Ski Dubai in the UAE made the global top 10 from outside of China, according to the report.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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According to Michigan's Department of Natural Resources, the Pigeon River State Forest is the largest swath of contiguous undeveloped land in the state's Lower Peninsula.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crowd-pleasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowd-pleasing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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