variants
or sockdologers
as in beauties
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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These low-maintenance beauties flower spring, summer, and fall on compact plants that require no pruning or deadheading.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026 -
The jewel-tone beauties are delicious in all sorts of blackberry recipes, and are full of fiber, antioxidants, and other powerful nutrients to help keep your body and heart in top shape.—
Christine Fiorentino,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ahead of his Central Florida show, Legend talked with the Orlando Sentinel by phone about his early dreams of performing for large audiences, his new Broadway projects and the collaborative nature of his creative process.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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McGregor, on the other hand, had viewers in the palm of his hand as Christian, the penniless writer who falls in love with Satine despite her commitment to a truly vile duke, who has invested in the Moulin Rouge and promised to make Satine’s dreams of stage stardom come true.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Friday, March 20, Birthday Lunch, Oven Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, whole grain bread, peaches, milk.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Now more than 50,000 tons of peaches under contract with Del Monte and delivered to its Modesto cannery from last summer’s harvest remain without a buyer.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yeah, who would’ve thought that putting hot stuff up your rectum could be risky.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But for their own era, the ‘98 Padres were hot stuff.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Head’s up—the property is designed to get you out of the rooms and enjoying Baja’s natural wonders, or even the property’s own amenities like the spa, infinity pool, and the open-air common area known as the living room (hammocks, rattan lounge pillows).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Vietnamese staple’s light but perfectly salty broth, tender slices of flank beef, and crisp bean sprouts and cilantro, along with a generous squeeze of lime and sriracha, does wonders to perk me up from a bad hangover—or a cold, a flu or really any ailment.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Sockdolagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sockdolagers. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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