as in beauties
a physically attractive person
at the modeling agency everyone was a showstopper
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Recent Examples of showstoppers
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.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
The Lucid Gravity was one of the showstoppers at the Bay Area’s Electrify Expo earlier this month.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
The Lucid Gravity was one of the showstoppers at the Bay Area’s Electrify Expo earlier this month.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showstoppers
Noun
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Best of all, society member experts will be on hand to provide valuable tips on caring for the tropical beauties.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sorrentino has made some beauties in his career.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Labubu dolls are made by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Labubu craze has made the founder of the company behind the viral dolls richer than ever.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 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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The partnership has delivered tens of millions in sales while giving PacSun visibility into which products and creators deliver results.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, lawmakers had capped the agency’s administrative funding just as tens of millions of Baby Boomers were aging into retirement, exploding Social Security’s rolls.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Showstoppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showstoppers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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