as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
a drop-dead wedding dress that must have cost a fortune
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Recent Examples of drop-dead
Rich history, fantastic dining, drop-dead water views, and all the winning sports dynasties your heart could desire.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
All of this overlooks Payne’s Valley, my favorite course at Big Cedar and a drop-dead visual stunner with more lakes, more greens, more waterfalls, and beauty as far as the eye can see.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
But her darkness is unserious, just as her violence is, essentially, comic — pratfalls and slapstick done with drop-dead finality.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 June 2025
Robyn Lively In the second season, Twin Peaks introduced Lana, a woman that the men in town find irresistible even though there’s no shortage of drop-dead gorgeous women around.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
On the ninth floor of the Hay-Adams Hotel, which has a drop-dead view of the White House across Lafayette Park, Liz Truss, Sebastian Gorka, and Erik Prince mingled with guests trying to eat steak frites while standing up.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
While her Death Becomes Her character isn’t a good sport, Meryl Streep sure is — and drop-dead hilarious at that.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
This is a glossy, drop-dead-gorgeous case that feels great.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The terrain is mild by Colorado hiking standards, but still enjoyable and drop-dead gorgeous this time of the year.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
All of this overlooks Payne’s Valley, my favorite course at Big Cedar and a drop-dead visual stunner with more lakes, more greens, more waterfalls, and beauty as far as the eye can see.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
But her darkness is unserious, just as her violence is, essentially, comic — pratfalls and slapstick done with drop-dead finality.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 June 2025
Robyn Lively In the second season, Twin Peaks introduced Lana, a woman that the men in town find irresistible even though there’s no shortage of drop-dead gorgeous women around.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
On the ninth floor of the Hay-Adams Hotel, which has a drop-dead view of the White House across Lafayette Park, Liz Truss, Sebastian Gorka, and Erik Prince mingled with guests trying to eat steak frites while standing up.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
While her Death Becomes Her character isn’t a good sport, Meryl Streep sure is — and drop-dead hilarious at that.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
This is a glossy, drop-dead-gorgeous case that feels great.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The terrain is mild by Colorado hiking standards, but still enjoyable and drop-dead gorgeous this time of the year.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop-dead
Adjective
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Jinkx had a beautiful showing in a season where the queens all got to just show their best every week.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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So go ahead, live in the Arizona desert, the Colorado mountains, Upstate New York, or, like me, the beautiful plains of Oklahoma.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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This crossbody phone case is made from genuine leather and has gorgeous gold accents.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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On top of the pocket perk, the prints of this high-waist maxi skirt are gorgeous, with pretty florals, geometric designs, and solid colors.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Night Light® is a handsome, compact variety, producing radiant golden foliage that takes on bronze and chartreuse hues in winter.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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An innovation on the part of Buchan, was the glamorous female mastermind, Hilda von Einem, who vies with the handsome Irish intriguer Dominic Medina (please do read ‘Greenmantle’ and the ‘Three Hostages’) as the foil to Richard Hannay.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Cue people lining up to declare what a lovely touch this was, the problem being that the reports turned out not to be true and were based on a misinterpretation of something the Fiorentina president said.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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This jar candle has a lovely fragrance reminiscent of a tropical island, featuring citrus, florals and vanilla elements.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Investments in private equity, real estate crowdfunding and digital assets have surged as younger investors proactively manage risks related to inflation and market downturns, seeking stable yet attractive returns.—
Hemanth Golla,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But a series of lousy draft picks and a lack of an attractive infrastructure — that imaginary permanent practice facility is being built any day now! — have kept them from acquiring the sort of superstars that carry teams in crunch time, the kind of difference-makers this town deserves.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Knife sets, coffee makers, and pretty plates round out the non-regrettable basics to pick up.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Finally, in the 27th minute, Marcel Ruiz played a pretty entry pass into the box, where Raúl Jiménez did wonderfully to turn and sting a left-footed shot past Matt Freese just inches in front of the shin of Tim Ream, who rushed to try to block the shot of his former Fulham teammate.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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July 6, 2025: Rodman watching Shelton’s match at Wimbledon is so cute the ESPN announcer literally giggles trying to talk about them.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
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Oh, and the best pairs of the bunch are also plain old comfy (and cute, in a gorpcore kind of way).—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Bayern Munich have won the Champions League on six separate occasions while PSG finally got over the line this season with a stunning 5-0 win over Inter Milan that could mark the beginning of an era of dominance for the French giants.—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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The broad market index made a stunning turnaround from its April lows to end June with a second-quarter gain of nearly 11%.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
5 July 2025
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“Drop-dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop-dead. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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