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
From grill-ready meats and crowd-pleasing snacks to refreshing desserts and flavorful dips, these seasonal picks are perfect for stocking up ahead of the holiday weekend.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Either way, this is a fun, filling, crowd-pleasing dish that is excellent any time of year.
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Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 June 2026
Unlike gubernatorial elections in the last quarter of a century, this year’s race lacked a clear crowd-pleasing front-runner able to win over voters, such as movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jerry Brown, a sage of the California electorate and scion of a storied political family.
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Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
To put a finer point on it, why write historical fiction—or, at least, this brand of it, crowd-pleasing and immersive in the tradition of Patrick O’Brian or Hilary Mantel—when there is actual history?
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Try Ina’s easy trick for this crowd-pleasing creamy side dish.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
Like many beachside spots, The Beachcomber leans into crowd-pleasing California comfort grub, including coconut shrimp, fish tacos and hefty slices of chocolate cake.
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Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise all feel like worthy nominees, but the fact that these three crowd-pleasing geopolitical conspiracy yarns have such overlap in their themes is going to keep any one of them from leaping ahead as a winner.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Either way, this is a fun, filling, crowd-pleasing dish that is excellent any time of year.
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Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 June 2026
Unlike gubernatorial elections in the last quarter of a century, this year’s race lacked a clear crowd-pleasing front-runner able to win over voters, such as movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jerry Brown, a sage of the California electorate and scion of a storied political family.
—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
To put a finer point on it, why write historical fiction—or, at least, this brand of it, crowd-pleasing and immersive in the tradition of Patrick O’Brian or Hilary Mantel—when there is actual history?
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Try Ina’s easy trick for this crowd-pleasing creamy side dish.
—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
Like many beachside spots, The Beachcomber leans into crowd-pleasing California comfort grub, including coconut shrimp, fish tacos and hefty slices of chocolate cake.
—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise all feel like worthy nominees, but the fact that these three crowd-pleasing geopolitical conspiracy yarns have such overlap in their themes is going to keep any one of them from leaping ahead as a winner.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowd-pleasing
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Right on time, a loyal customer walks in and heads straight to his favorite spot.
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Check out more of my favorite beauty products from this year below.
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In its proxy statement, for example, Fox cited revenue growth at its popular streaming service Tubi and high ratings for Fox News and Fox Sports.
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Polling tells him that his moderate positions on important policies are popular.
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While their light blue wash and structured, straight-leg cut mimic the actress’s pair, their double-button waistband and trendy welt-front pockets add a fashionable touch.
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Our goal has never been to make the most fashionable jeans in America.
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They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle.
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Some members went on to pursue projects on their own and wrote songs for pop stars like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, per the band's official website.
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Several large merchant ships used the southern route on Sunday heading for ports in the Gulf, according to ship tracking service Marine Traffic.
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Someone in the Mamdani administration should look at what happened in the 1970s and ’80s when the city became the largest landlord in the five boroughs.
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“Crowd-pleasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowd-pleasing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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