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Recent Examples of showstopper
Kelli Barclay is Goodspeed’s go-to person for spectacular old-school tap dance showstoppers.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
But the showstopper moment of the trip came at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica.
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Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Show off gorgeous summer tomatoes with Pasta Pomodoro a la Plancha, a vegetarian showstopper that picks up serious depth over the flames without adding hours to the cook time.
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Editors Of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 June 2026
Those three are far from alone in admitting that not all of their looks were showstoppers.
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Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
But the showstopper moment of the trip came at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica.
—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Show off gorgeous summer tomatoes with Pasta Pomodoro a la Plancha, a vegetarian showstopper that picks up serious depth over the flames without adding hours to the cook time.
—
Editors Of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 June 2026
Those three are far from alone in admitting that not all of their looks were showstoppers.
—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showstopper
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The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
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Rodrigo caught heat after performing in a baby-doll dress with bloomers beneath last month in Spain.
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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.
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Harry Melling is a late-blooming looker.
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Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.
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There’s nothing more satisfying than a poolside lunch or candlelit dinner on the beach, where your three courses total up to less than 600 calories and are still doing your brain, beauty, and microbiome good.
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All of our differences, all of our uniqueness, that’s the beauty, ya’ll.
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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.
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This weekend, fans will also get an eyeful during the NBA All-Star Weekend.
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The queen of the blonde beach babes!
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Most of these songs go out to the babes.
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The small kitchen retains its midcentury charm, but open shelving above the counter provides an airier, more contemporary cupboard to show off Miranda-Martin’s dish and glassware collection.
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Food and drink, of course, are among the attractions of a New Orleans journey, and the superb offerings at the hotel—under the direction of Executive Chef Dario Montelvere, a Robb Report culinary master—reflect the city’s heritage, from regional cuisine and local seafood to steakhouse dishes.
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And what people in that district are exhausted by is a politics that has justified the spending of tens of billions of dollars in killing civilians overseas, while working people are struggling just to do the basics.
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The number of dead was expected to climb, and people reported tens of thousands of missing on independent digital databases.
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“Showstopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showstopper. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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