crowd-pleasing

adjective

as in favorite
enjoying widespread favor or approval an actor who rarely ventures far afield from crowd-pleasing comedies and actioners

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Recent Examples of crowd-pleasing Try Ina’s easy trick for this crowd-pleasing creamy side dish. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 Either way, this is a fun, filling, crowd-pleasing dish that is excellent any time of year. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026 Their focus is on crowd-pleasing scenes like romantic escalation. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026 Ham delights are always the potluck MVPs, and these crowd-pleasing sliders are a breeze to make (only 10 minutes of hands-on time) and will be gone almost as fast. — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 To put a finer point on it, why write historical fiction—or, at least, this brand of it, crowd-pleasing and immersive in the tradition of Patrick O’Brian or Hilary Mantel—when there is actual history? — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Unlike gubernatorial elections in the last quarter of a century, this year’s race lacked a clear crowd-pleasing front-runner able to win over voters, such as movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jerry Brown, a sage of the California electorate and scion of a storied political family. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowd-pleasing
  1. favorite
  2. popular
  3. fashionable
  4. pop
  5. large
Adjective
  • Right on time, a loyal customer walks in and heads straight to his favorite spot.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Check out more of my favorite beauty products from this year below.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of favorite
Adjective
  • The Dyl, made with Bayab gin, passionfruit and dill, is named after the owner’s daughter and has become a popular option on the menu.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • One popular saying suggests a knot tied on a rainy day is harder to untie.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of popular
Adjective
  • Queen was known for her great eye and her ability to discern what was original and fashionable.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • One of them, the Piscine Deligny, became one of the city’s most fashionable spots, eventually hosting swimming events for the 1900 Paris Olympics.
    — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of fashionable
Adjective
  • The pop icon and the pro footballer are hosting the rehearsal at the iconic venue's Infosys Theater, with a ceremony to follow on Friday.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • Even security normally employed by the Garden appeared to have been replaced by Swift’s own firm, the mechanism of pop-stardom extending to who would handle over-eager picture-takers.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of pop
Adjective
  • The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • A number of Russian regions have banned the use of large canisters that hold around five gallons to prevent fuel hoarding.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of large

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“Crowd-pleasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowd-pleasing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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