as in beauty
something very good of its kind
that last race was a real corker!
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Recent Examples of corker
Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Still, the opening episode is a corker.
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Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
Penned by Aaron Sorkin, this corker of a suspense film stars Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and more.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
The second number of the show was, if not as much of a surprise, equally a corker… and a thematically appropriate choice for the followup choice in the set.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Still, the opening episode is a corker.
—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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
The second number of the show was, if not as much of a surprise, equally a corker… and a thematically appropriate choice for the followup choice in the set.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corker
Noun
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There’s nothing more satisfying than a poolside lunch or candlelit dinner on the beach, where your three courses total up to less than 600 calories and are still doing your brain, beauty, and microbiome good.
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All of our differences, all of our uniqueness, that’s the beauty, ya’ll.
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Destinations that combine crystal-clear seas, warm sand tones and unspoilt scenery consistently stand out as the places people most dream about visiting.
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Let’s travel path two and figure out how this career part timer doesn’t have to put the rest of their life on hold while the dream career is still TBD.
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The book is full of many such humdingers.
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This polyphonic novel already has a chorus, thanks to its humdinger cast of ensemble characters.
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As for the performance T-shirts in the lineup, the oversized, moisture-wicking beauts are meant to turn heads in their color-happy Turmeric iteration.
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For example, avocados are high in fiber, with half of one of those beauts having five grams of fiber.
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But these two put on a doozy last night, a 5-4 Red Sox win in extras that saw a near no-hitter, an emotional comeback, an ejection on a check-swing call and a walk-off.
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Then came the real doozy in Saturday night's Game 3 when the Golden Knights led 4-0 well into the third period before the Hurricanes scored three goals in a record 39 seconds.
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The seemingly simple soccer cleat has progressed from a chunky leather work boot worn in factories to a marvel of modern engineering made with advanced synthetic materials and composites.
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This strategic evolution aims to transition Atlas from a high-cost marvel to a scalable, commercially viable solution.
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The biggest chase of all is the Black bordered one-of-ones, which has been prone to catch pack rippers off guard as they’re focused on adding to their sticker books.
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Quinn Hughes’ ripper allowed the Americans to advance.
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Obviously, there are rooftoppers that hail from all over the planet, so perhaps young generations with nothing left to lose are a universal phenomenon nowadays.
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Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
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“Corker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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