crowd-pleasing

adjective

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 When applied to ordinary problems, this rhetorical mode yields oversimplistic but crowd-pleasing answers. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Colorful and packed with contrasting textures, this couscous salad is a crowd-pleasing dish that brings the spirit of tabbouleh to any warm-weather gathering. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 July 2026 And the show as a whole was so blandly, sappily crowd-pleasing that few individual moments stood out as highlights. — Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026 Nolan advances his vision, however crowd-pleasing and anachronistic, with vigorous confidence and unimpeachable clarity. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 Like them, his music seesaws between aggressive and playful, between crowd-pleasing and purposefully unpleasant. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026 Rice Krispies treats and banana bread are two crowd-pleasing sweets that hit the spot at snack time, bake sales, and as lunchbox surprises. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 From classic Americana decor to crowd-pleasing outdoor entertaining ideas, this nostalgic Fourth of July backyard party is designed to delight guests of every age. — Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026 Their focus is on crowd-pleasing scenes like romantic escalation. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowd-pleasing
  1. favorite
  2. popular
  3. fashionable
  4. pop
  5. large
Adjective
  • Miller also asked Marco Rubio who his favorite rapper is, and the secretary of state gave the honors to Tupac.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Aside from the team information, shown below is each game’s rating, the probability of the favorite winning, the median score for each team and the median margin of victory for the favorite.
    — Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of favorite
Adjective
  • In West Java, a fire broke out this week in the Suryakencana Meadow area of Mount Gede Pangrango National Park, a popular hiking destination.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Jackie and her mate Shadow were propelled to celebrity status via a popular livestream of their nest high up in a tree overlooking Big Bear Lake.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of popular
Adjective
  • Ironically, in Hollywood, the land of eternal youth, end-of-life-doula training has become newly fashionable in the way that studying Kabbalah once was.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Showing off a bump was hardly fashionable until the early ’90s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fashionable
Adjective
  • Gregg Alexander wasn’t planning to make a splashy return with New Radicals, his pop-rock collective that burned bright and fast in the late 1990s before abruptly disbanding.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The first taste of this new strategy debuted last summer when Lucky teamed up with pop star Addison Rae on new low-rise jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pop
Adjective
  • Aerial footage showed a large law enforcement presence on Sunset Boulevard, which appeared to be closed off to traffic.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Only about 6% of the region’s deposits are controlled by the combined bank, ranking fourth behind larger national competition such as Truist, Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of large

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“Crowd-pleasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowd-pleasing. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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