as in dream
something very good of its kind
the concert concluded with a humdinger of a fireworks display
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Recent Examples of humdinger
Keep an eye on the docket with Lively’s own upcoming summary judgment submission sure to be a humdinger of its own too.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Season 3 cranks the tension up to an 11 and ends on a humdinger of a twist.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And that first Game 7 in finals history, in the parlance of the day, was a humdinger.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025
This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Season 3 cranks the tension up to an 11 and ends on a humdinger of a twist.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And that first Game 7 in finals history, in the parlance of the day, was a humdinger.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025
This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humdinger
Noun
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Sign up for Euphoria Club, a newsletter overanalyzing season three of Sam Levinson’s HBO fever dream, for subscribers only.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Talk show host Kelly Ripa never intended for her dream dress from her 1996 elopement to Mark Consuelos to be one-and-done.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
31 May 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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As if this weren’t enough of a doozy, the month comes to a close with the moon peaking in your sign.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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There was a real doozy a couple weeks ago.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Still, the opening episode is a corker.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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The brainy story pits 007 against two of his most fearsome adversaries: Robert Shaw's stocky hitman Red Grant, whose Orient Express showdown is a slow-burn corker, and Bertolt Brecht veteran Lotte Lenya (of ''Mack the Knife'' fame) as unforgettable shoe-dagger-wielding Rosa Klebb.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last summer, Amy Gleason became a true believer in the wonders of artificial intelligence.—
Elizabeth Dwoskin,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Little wonder, then, that so many candidates see an opening.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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There are few shows that have been as successful in introducing new faces as HBO’s medical marvel The Pitt.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2026
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The other two are flute innovator and composer Claire Chase and percussion marvel and UC San Diego professor Steven Schick.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Unbeknownst to Rick, the track, a love song, is a phenomenon, with millions of streams.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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As for the performance T-shirts in the lineup, the oversized, moisture-wicking beauts are meant to turn heads in their color-happy Turmeric iteration.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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For example, avocados are high in fiber, with half of one of those beauts having five grams of fiber.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2026
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