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
As luck would have it, Chalamet isn’t even the biggest dreamboat in the Oscars race this year.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
DiCaprio established himself early as an A-list teen dreamboat — no one pulled off that floppy '90s do quite so well.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The other is Lucy’s discreetly persistent suitor, the private equity dreamboat Harry, the one with an inhumanly clutter-free, $12 million pad in Tribeca.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The ensemble cast of then-newcomers also included Wilson Cruz and Jared Leto, the latter of whom cemented a place for himself in teen TV history as dreamboat Jordan Catalano.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
DiCaprio established himself early as an A-list teen dreamboat — no one pulled off that floppy '90s do quite so well.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The other is Lucy’s discreetly persistent suitor, the private equity dreamboat Harry, the one with an inhumanly clutter-free, $12 million pad in Tribeca.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The ensemble cast of then-newcomers also included Wilson Cruz and Jared Leto, the latter of whom cemented a place for himself in teen TV history as dreamboat Jordan Catalano.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
Noun
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The maker of Hot Wheels, American Girl and Uno has recently confronted a challenging market for toys, beset by tariffs on goods produced overseas and weaker-than-expected demand for Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price preschool products.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Again, Lopez drew inspiration from the 2000s with a frosty lavender eyeshadow framed with dramatic black doll-like lashes.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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But the 27-year-old Alabama man didn’t see through on that promise and ended up staying in Fiji and hooking up with other lovelies.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Keep reading to find out which Briar U hottie is skating to center stage next.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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As the crowd continues to cheer, the light from the Al Hirschfield Theatre stage door sparkles off of the phones stretched out to catch even a glimpse of the Houston hottie.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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The artist Theaster Gates, who has paid tribute to Black life and Black beauty in the center’s Forum building with a frieze of archival images from Ebony and Jet magazines, is also a neighbor to the center with his cultural revitalization projects through the Rebuild Foundation.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Hailey Bieber's beauty brand Rhode is set to host a pop-up kiosk in Newport this month.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
4 June 2026
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Most of these songs go out to the babes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The neckline is very luxe-coded, and the wrinkle-proof texture is perfect for all the lazy babes out there who will do literally anything to avoid having to locate their handheld steamer.—
Natalie Cantell,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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This superb sipper is as good a reason as any to break out your punch bowl, and is soon to become your signature once everyone at the gathering catches an eyeful, then tastes a cup-full.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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What was on offer? Getting an eyeful of the range of things that Polymarket users will bet on via USDC stablecoins was enlightening.—
Rob Pegoraro,
ArsTechnica,
29 Mar. 2026
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The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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One was a real looker but not keen to enter some charade with Jed, whose big smile put her off.—
Thomas McGuane,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2026
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The 10-month-old beat out more than 100,000 other cuties to win the title.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Introducing Cameron, the cutie!—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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