showstopping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showstopping
Adjective
  • In the primary suite, the chatelaine’s dressing room is a fashionista’s dream with a showy display for her shoes, in which every pair is presented like jewelry on a backlit white onyx Goldshire background.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The main stairs lead up to a duplex designed as a rental, with a loggia over 49th Street and a showy centerpiece: a curving staircase with a chrome handrail designed by Sanders, who also designed tubular chrome furniture.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That was really striking to me because California is very loud and proud about its progressive values, and LA is also very loud and proud about its health and wellness.
    Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 29 Apr. 2025
  • That could put it within striking distance of Captain America: Brave New World in the 2025 domestic box-office totals, since that movie made $200 million domestically.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Amid the classic, flashy film and television premieres this week at SXSW, the festival also offered a forum for burgeoning creators to showcase their work in the Independent TV Pilot Program.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Best team: New York Mets The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers deservedly got the most attention for their splashy offseason, but the New York Mets have assembled a powerhouse of their own.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
  • After a start to the offseason that was short on splashy moves but filled in several of the gaps on the roster, the Chargers opened the 2025 NFL Draft adding offense with the first-round selection of running back Omarion Hampton and the second-round addition of wide receiver Tre Harris.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In that world, the spoils won’t go to whoever mints the slickest dollar clone, but to whoever owns the outlets— the wallets, apps, and merchant relationships—through which those dollars ultimately flow.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • However, experts warn that the light continuously remaining on could indicate that stability and control could be compromised—notably on slick or slippery roads and during certain conditions.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But few of the new buildings in it were as flamboyant as the one that appeared on the northeast corner of 7th Street and Grand Boulevard in 1894.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Housed in a 19th-century former barracks on Buda’s Bem József Square, the hotel’s neoclassical exterior belies the flamboyant, quintessentially Kimpton style within.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The lightweight formula is spiked with Lamellar Lamination technology to hydrate, detangle and leave locks glossy.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, you could be forgiven for growing slightly cynical of the big pledges, glossy roadmaps, endless subsidy schemes, and constant climate conferences.
    Antoine Rostand, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This is followed by a snazzy trine between Venus and Aries and Mars in Leo on May 22, as this synergy evokes a desire for passion, romance and creative expression, while the sun in Gemini’s sextile with Neptune in Aries inspires us to dream big and tap into our intuition.
    Staff Author, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • Look 3 Belinda Lindsey, played by Natasha Rothwell, is the purveyor of tropical style with her snazzy choice of caftans throughout the season.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Showstopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showstopping. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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