as in doll
a physically attractive person
at the modeling agency everyone was a showstopper
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Recent Examples of showstopper
Relying on outdated tools and processes and not providing timely education will be a showstopper.
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Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Step inside and the foyer is a showstopper.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Nebraska’s prairies and parks are known for their vibrant wildflowers like prairie clover, goldenrods, and asters—but sunflowers are the real showstoppers in the fall.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
A feast for the eyes Among the tech expected to appear, China’s latest cruise missile systems will likely to be one of the showstoppers.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Step inside and the foyer is a showstopper.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Nebraska’s prairies and parks are known for their vibrant wildflowers like prairie clover, goldenrods, and asters—but sunflowers are the real showstoppers in the fall.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
A feast for the eyes Among the tech expected to appear, China’s latest cruise missile systems will likely to be one of the showstoppers.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showstopper
Noun
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There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The doll and three-story playset — both of which Gaines helped to design — will both be available to purchase at Target, in stores and online.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Music aside, Stone Groove Stillhouse is quite the looker.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
29 July 2025
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David Hockney is a good looker.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The beauty calendar is marked by several tentpoles.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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The film explores the beauty and burdens of being an eldest daughter and constructs an escapist world where Black girls get to simply be kids.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fans at home got an eyeful as muscleman Mike Munz, vocal duo Crash Adams, acrobatic pair The TT Boys, dance act The Funkateers Dancers, singing ensemble The Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir, and others got down to business.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Sorry, babe, but that dookie is lying on your doorstep, too.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The queen of the blonde beach babes!—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All three dishes nest together neatly for easy storage in your cabinet once dinner is done.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Guests cite the burger as undercooked, the pink so concerning that some weren’t able to finish the dish.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Home values in a neighborhood can shift by tens of thousands of dollars in just one year.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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In Pennsylvania, Democrats’ advantage has fallen from close to a million a decade ago to only tens of thousands today, with the gap shrinking dramatically in the last two election cycles.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Showstopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showstopper. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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