pippins

noun

plural of pippin
as in beauties
something very good of its kind gave a pippin of a commencement speech that earned a standing ovation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pippins
  1. beauties
  2. peaches
  3. dreams
  4. pips
  5. daisies
  6. wonders
Noun
  • With titles like Pictures of the hundred beauties of flowerland, these guidebooks contained information on correct etiquette with courtesans, along with an overview of fees and tips.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • For a heart-healthy snack, top some plain, unsweetened Greek yogurt with berries, banana, peaches, or mango.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2026
  • From dwarf peaches to columnar dogwoods, these trees loom large in the landscape, while occupying a small footprint.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This is the state that Haley Stevens has claimed to literally see in her dreams.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Pips-in rubber, or inverted rubber, is smooth on the outer surface, and the pips instead touch the inside of the foam.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • My mother spitting cherry pips with me and my sister.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of pips
Noun
  • Check out blue daze, bush daisy, pentas, Joseph’s coat and Gerbera daisies.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The flowers may be spidery or look like daisies, pom-poms, or thick cushions of slightly curved petals.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of daisies
Noun
  • Somehow, this seemed to connect as well as anything said last night to the wonders of horology being celebrated in Geneva this season.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Max writes jingles in Chicago and wonders where his life went.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of wonders
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“Pippins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pippins. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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