crowd-pleaser
noun
crowd-pleas·er
ˈkrau̇d-ˌplē-zər 
: one (such as a performer or product) that is notably or reliably popular or appealing
a flamboyant crowd-pleaser given to mad feats of daring—
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If the audience awards showed TIFF still knows how to pick a crowd-pleaser, the market sent an even clearer message that the festival can still deliver commercial fireworks.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Easy, portable, and the ultimate crowd-pleaser, no game day is complete without these sliders.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
And yet, despite being an Oscar-hopeful crowd-pleaser rather than a horror movie, The Green Mile features some of the most upsetting imagery and themes in any King adaptation.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
In the end, however, these crowd-pleasers may have to overcome much weightier fare to be declared the winner.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Easy, portable, and the ultimate crowd-pleaser, no game day is complete without these sliders.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
And yet, despite being an Oscar-hopeful crowd-pleaser rather than a horror movie, The Green Mile features some of the most upsetting imagery and themes in any King adaptation.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
In the end, however, these crowd-pleasers may have to overcome much weightier fare to be declared the winner.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crowd-pleaser
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“Crowd-pleaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowd-pleaser. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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