as in doll
a physically attractive person
at the modeling agency everyone was a showstopper
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Recent Examples of showstopper
The penultimate episode, Episode 4, is the showstopper here.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
This layered drink is a Halloween showstopper.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
The kitchen is a showstopper—finished with top-tier materials and appliances.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Upstairs lies the showstopper: A 1,200-square-foot ballroom.
—David Caraccio
updated July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
This layered drink is a Halloween showstopper.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
The kitchen is a showstopper—finished with top-tier materials and appliances.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Upstairs lies the showstopper: A 1,200-square-foot ballroom.
—David Caraccio
updated July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showstopper
Noun
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The White Lotus star notably popularized Labubu dolls as bag charms in April 2024.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 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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There’s a lot of beauty and thought that actually originated here.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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UnCruise offers countless ways to immerse in its beauty.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Turns out that even being the perfect avatar doesn’t spare you from being objectified like a booth babe at a gun show.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Under the storage racks with clean dishes and mango chutney, there were 27 rodent droppings.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Here, these dishes are prepared with less sauce (not a bad thing) and overall salt than at Taipei South, despite having the same ownership.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus chairman Bryan Strawser told the Washington Examiner that tens of thousands of AR-style rifles and accessories are already lawfully owned in Minnesota, and state-level bans on these items would likely not survive legal challenges.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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With tens of thousands of attendees having now dispersed, vital witnesses or clues could be lost.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Showstopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showstopper. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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