as in doll
a physically attractive person
an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats
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Recent Examples of dreamboat
The other is Lucy’s discreetly persistent suitor, the private equity dreamboat Harry, the one with an inhumanly clutter-free, $12 million pad in Tribeca.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The ensemble cast of then-newcomers also included Wilson Cruz and Jared Leto, the latter of whom cemented a place for himself in teen TV history as dreamboat Jordan Catalano.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
Other guests include Sergey’s girlfriend and Josh’s judgy friend Kat (Megan Suri) and the hopelessly devoted to each other Eli (Harvey Guillén), a lovable open-hearted guy, and Patrick (Lukas Gage), a dreamboat.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The tabloid details of the split—Bündchen and her new martial-artist paramour knock dreamboat quarterback down a few pegs and ruin his rep—provided too much material to the sharklike comics trawling for chum.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The ensemble cast of then-newcomers also included Wilson Cruz and Jared Leto, the latter of whom cemented a place for himself in teen TV history as dreamboat Jordan Catalano.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
Other guests include Sergey’s girlfriend and Josh’s judgy friend Kat (Megan Suri) and the hopelessly devoted to each other Eli (Harvey Guillén), a lovable open-hearted guy, and Patrick (Lukas Gage), a dreamboat.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The tabloid details of the split—Bündchen and her new martial-artist paramour knock dreamboat quarterback down a few pegs and ruin his rep—provided too much material to the sharklike comics trawling for chum.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
Noun
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Prosecutors showed the jury a picture of a voodoo doll that Church allegedly kept of Randall.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The superfan experience was touted as an over-the-top, glittery homage to the iconic Mattel doll, but apparently was an epic fail.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Chris Taylor also grace her list of hotties.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Or her current husband, who died shortly after her, beloved internet hottie Miles Teller?—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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There is one particularly inventive sequence that blends a rendering of Mario in his original 2D 8-bit form, blurry pixels and all, with the 3D beauty of the more modern iterations.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Amal Clooney, queen of classic beauty and glamour, has decided to test it out.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No overly confident and underskilled med students are doing procedures on me, babe.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another Baywatch babe was all smiles in the legendary red swimsuit!—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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This weekend, fans will also get an eyeful during the NBA All-Star Weekend.—
Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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The View producer Brian Teta got an eyeful — as did viewers at home — when three cohosts motioned toward their privates during a discussion about childbirth.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Harry Melling is a late-blooming looker.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The more renowned the art, the greater the number of clueless lookers, joyless collectors, donors in search of tax breaks, and steroidal museums.—
Jackson Arn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, presenting for your National Puppy Day pleasure these sleeping cuties.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chase scenes through the jungle and an FBI raid on a clinic providing treatment to the poor are united by the series’s overarching alignment with David against big pharma’s Goliath, an identity that feels as essential to the show as cutie creatures like Marshall’s tortoise Socrates.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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