humdingers

noun

plural of humdinger
as in beauties
something very good of its kind the concert concluded with a humdinger of a fireworks display

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Recent Examples of humdingers The book is full of many such humdingers. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humdingers
  1. beauties
  2. dreams
  3. doozies
  4. wonders
  5. peaches
  6. beauts
  7. marvels
Noun
  • Best of all, there’s still plenty of time to grow these beauties in your Southern garden.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
  • California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Her fever dreams were of floating untethered in an infinite black space, of being trapped in a blinding spotlight on an empty stage, not knowing how or where to move.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • The game surely will have some late-season playoff implications as well, giving it top billing on a Chiefs schedule that features quite a few other doozies.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • One of Richins’ doozies involved Irene Gilbert.
    — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of doozies
Noun
  • The salad, in McKinnon’s kitchen, wonders and wanders, and the author heeds its inquisitiveness.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The 236-foot AmaNubia will allow travelers to take in towering ancient wonders in comfort and style.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wonders
Noun
  • While the pork is browning, in a large bowl, combine the peaches with 1 tablespoon vinegar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice and 1 tablespoon oil.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the fruit, there is one large, hard seed, often referred to as a pit, similar to the pits found in peaches and avocados.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • 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
  • And although this recipe calls for the instant version of Cream of Wheat, using the regular will yield a pancake with a bit more of the very light crunch that won these beauts so many fans.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of beauts
Noun
  • The man responsible for one of the greatest engineering marvels of his time, the 233-mile aqueduct that gave a semiarid region a world-class city, now admitted responsibility for one of the greatest engineering disasters in American history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These modern marvels use ultraviolet light to kill the bacteria and fungus that create foot odor and uncomfortable conditions such as athlete’s foot.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvels

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“Humdingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humdingers. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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