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Recent Examples of top banana
If micro fruit nails were last year’s top banana, cherry nails are taking the title for 2026.
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Dominic Cadogan,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2026
Inflated prices are likely a byproduct of the president’s trade war, with tariffs imposed on the country’s top banana suppliers.
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Claire Malon,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Inflated prices are likely due to Trump’s trade war, with tariffs imposed on the country’s top banana suppliers.
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Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
In Planet of the Apes and for some reason Better Man, these apes are first on the call sheet, Chimps in a Leading Role, top banana.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
So which restaurant did Yelp readers declare top banana?
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2022
Guillermo Rodriguez always fancied himself as the top banana.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
9 July 2019
This is, alas, the Yahweh of the early Hebrews, a fickle, petulant, seemingly amoral deity whose childish obsession is with proving himself top banana in the pantheon of primitive gods.
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Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
12 July 2018
Dominic Cadogan,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2026
Inflated prices are likely a byproduct of the president’s trade war, with tariffs imposed on the country’s top banana suppliers.
—
Claire Malon,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Inflated prices are likely due to Trump’s trade war, with tariffs imposed on the country’s top banana suppliers.
—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
In Planet of the Apes and for some reason Better Man, these apes are first on the call sheet, Chimps in a Leading Role, top banana.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
So which restaurant did Yelp readers declare top banana?
—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2022
Guillermo Rodriguez always fancied himself as the top banana.
—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
9 July 2019
This is, alas, the Yahweh of the early Hebrews, a fickle, petulant, seemingly amoral deity whose childish obsession is with proving himself top banana in the pantheon of primitive gods.
—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
12 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top banana
Noun
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Less than a month later, the second banana-scented balm arrived, with Glossier’s limited-edition banana pudding Blam Dotcom.
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The smart shopper will already note signs of staleness and mold in the old practice of a singer in stiff white tie and tails or gaudy gown, standing, arm propped on piano, of the second banana accompanist.
Noun
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Bernabe caught the attention of Twitter gagman and Banana Capital founder Turner Novak, who’s made a name for himself by entwining industry analysis with creative memes on social media.
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Indeed, many New Yorker artists once relied on gagmen.
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On Sunday, June 28, comedian and internet personality Druski will host the 2026 BET Awards from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
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Adding Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle, and Marty Feldman to his stable of comedians, Brooks stayed mostly behind the scenes in this one with only uncredited cameos.
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Ever since the infamous finger-wag at LSU, Clark has dominated Angel Reese.
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Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.
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“Top banana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20banana. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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