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Recent Examples of showstopper
The showstopper, however, remains Paeru, the signature farm-to-table fine dining experience set in a guava orchard under the open sky.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The Baroque showstoppers of Noto and Modica, along with Ortigia, are feasible day trips.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
The moment, captured in footage shared on Reddit, was a showstopper in an evening already packed with them.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
But the real showstopper inside the Acura is the sound system.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The Baroque showstoppers of Noto and Modica, along with Ortigia, are feasible day trips.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
The moment, captured in footage shared on Reddit, was a showstopper in an evening already packed with them.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
But the real showstopper inside the Acura is the sound system.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showstopper
Noun
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The thing that first struck Sawyer was his giant collection of dolls.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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The craft class for schoolgirls — including how to fabricate doll furniture — would be continued Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for the duration of the summer.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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One was a real looker but not keen to enter some charade with Jed, whose big smile put her off.—
Thomas McGuane,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2026
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 clinic has become known for combining high-end aesthetic treatments with destination beauty travel, particularly for international celebrity clients who return for repeat visits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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But that’s the beauty of being free – I wasn’t hired for this.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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This superb sipper is as good a reason as any to break out your punch bowl, and is soon to become your signature once everyone at the gathering catches an eyeful, then tastes a cup-full.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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What was on offer? Getting an eyeful of the range of things that Polymarket users will bet on via USDC stablecoins was enlightening.—
Rob Pegoraro,
ArsTechnica,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her babe is stillborn; in 1815 there were no Neonatal Intensive Care Units.—
Eloisa James,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Out of the mouth of babes, indeed.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Shockingly, one of the stars of this dish is skinless, boneless chicken breast.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Put a tray or a sheet of foil underneath casseroles, desserts, and other dishes to catch drips and spills.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Unfortunately, any of the giant armada of smaller objects tens of meters wide is still large enough to annihilate Beijing, Lagos, or New York – objects such as the one that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 – and those are far harder to detect.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2026
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Public school enrollment has dropped by tens of thousands of students since 2020, with the younger grades among the slowest to recover.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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“Showstopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showstopper. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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