as in doll
a physically attractive person
an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats
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Recent Examples of dreamboat
For these past Sexiest Man Alive title holders, that uniform is a movie or TV costume that turns him from everyday hottie into an onscreen dreamboat.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
James Darren, a singer, director, and actor known for playing a dreamboat surfer in Gidget and for roles in TV shows such as T.J. Hooker and The Time Tunnel, died Monday in Los Angeles.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Ryan Bittle for Jeremy Garrett (Todd Wilkins on Sweet Valley High)
Sweet Valley High made its TV debut in September 1994, recruiting Ryan Bittle for the role of high school dreamboat Todd Wilkins.
—EW.com, 24 July 2024
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
James Darren, a singer, director, and actor known for playing a dreamboat surfer in Gidget and for roles in TV shows such as T.J. Hooker and The Time Tunnel, died Monday in Los Angeles.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Ryan Bittle for Jeremy Garrett (Todd Wilkins on Sweet Valley High)
Sweet Valley High made its TV debut in September 1994, recruiting Ryan Bittle for the role of high school dreamboat Todd Wilkins.
—EW.com, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
Noun
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In fact, these dolls might be the one thing that’s hotter than a Birkin bag in 2025.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
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Just north of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, hidden within the vast, anonymous industrial parks of Valencia, lies the secret lab where the murderous doll M3GAN was born.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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But don’t despair, my scarred and scarring lovelies.—
Matt Thompson,
Spin,
10 Sep. 2023
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Thee hottie has arrived at the 2025 Met Gala, and I've been left nearly speechless by her hair—a flaming-red ponytail of truly epic proportions.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
5 May 2025
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There’s an undercurrent of electricity between her and the ruthless cartel leader (Salma Hayek) using her as a bargaining chip, but Stone is too cowardly to let the hotties smooch, squandering the only energy Lively was able to muster for this potent strain of mess.—
Lizzie Logan,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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The Mad Max: Fury Road and Nosferatu star, 35, initially went out for the leading role of Clark Kent/Kal-El, the Kryptonian strongman who crash lands on Earth as a babe and struggles ever since to reconcile his upbringing in small-town Kansas with his otherworldly heritage.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Out of the amusement of babes comes a perfect alternative to the current tariffs panic.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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After stepping back from the spotlight, Gary Sinise is letting fans in on his family's private battle with cancer − and finding beauty after tragedy.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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At the time of her death, the beauty guru had 149,000 Instagram followers and over 114,000 TikTok followers, many of whom mourned Marquez in comments on her recent posts.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Its Southern Alps are where Hollywood films fantasy flicks, skiers slide and Americans flock like sheep to get an easy eyeful.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
17 May 2025
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Even a glance at the headlines these days will give you an eyeful of negativity.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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David Hockney is a good looker.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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New battery technology aside, the keyboard is quite a looker.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attending on their second wedding anniversary Lexie Moreland/Getty Images The cuties actually got married on May 6 and attended on the even of their second wedding anniversary.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
6 May 2025
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Listen to Booster and Yang talk about the difficulty of working alongside their cutie costars in the podcast episode above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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