variants
or sockdologer
as in beauty
something very good of its kind
the professor called it one sockdolager of a short story, but he seemed to be the only one in the room amused by this description
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Noun
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For one day only, a classic roadside pitstop will be transformed into a desert beauty destination, inviting guests to cruise through the brand's universe of color, glow and artistry through a series of interactive touch points.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Feelings and thoughts about fleeting beauty, minimalism, suffering, the natural world, and way more come through in these thoughtfully designed and assembled cars that some people build their entire personalities around.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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The dreams that Rice and Jaquez had about bringing an NCAA championship to a program that hadn’t won one required the right pieces, and Betts was the missing ingredient.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some of her theories apparently came to her in vivid dreams.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The brainy story pits 007 against two of his most fearsome adversaries: Robert Shaw's stocky hitman Red Grant, whose Orient Express showdown is a slow-burn corker, and Bertolt Brecht veteran Lotte Lenya (of ''Mack the Knife'' fame) as unforgettable shoe-dagger-wielding Rosa Klebb.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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Penned by Aaron Sorkin, this corker of a suspense film stars Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and more.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
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The resolute tango between the personal and the practical is a hallmark of a cookbook humdinger.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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But this $12-a-year deal is a humdinger from Black Friday that's still active.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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What began as a grungy early 2000s desert fest has since evolved into a high-end global cultural phenomenon.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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While the initial move into smartphones posed a risk to Apple's device margins, the gamble paid off through what would become a massive industry-altering phenomenon.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Built between 70 and 80 CE, the Roman Colosseum remains one of the engineering marvels of the world.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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They were also treated to a celestial marvel, witnessing a total solar eclipse from beyond the moon.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Mikhail might have shuffled off this mortal coil early, but his spirit lingers in a lollapalooza gallery that represents in flavor and type, though not in exact content, Impressionist salons in the 1870s into the early 1880s.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2022
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Worries about Trump’s button finger were seeping out of Washington even before the book lollapalooza.—
Trudy Rubin,
Philly.com,
5 Jan. 2018
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Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2022
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Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
6 July 2019
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“Sockdolager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sockdolager. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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