as in dream
something very good of its kind
the concert concluded with a humdinger of a fireworks display
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Recent Examples of humdinger
Though my band, Guster, has more than 2,000 performances behind us, this one is a real humdinger.
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Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Liverpool’s prize for topping the league-phase table is a humdinger of a showdown with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Known as humdingers, they're made of dates, nuts, and rice cereal, and don't require eggs or turning on the oven.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Liverpool’s prize for topping the league-phase table is a humdinger of a showdown with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Liverpool’s prize for topping the league-phase table is a humdinger of a showdown with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Known as humdingers, they're made of dates, nuts, and rice cereal, and don't require eggs or turning on the oven.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Liverpool’s prize for topping the league-phase table is a humdinger of a showdown with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humdinger
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However, as humanity stands on the precipice of a technological revolution, particularly with the convergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence the sustainability and viability of UBI as a global approach might no longer be a distant dream but a tangible reality.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Studying at Columbia—the home of such Palestinian scholars as Edward Said and Rashid Khalidi—had always been a dream of Khalil’s.—
Aida Alami,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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Age before beauty To obtain an approximate age for a young crescent moon, simply add the number of hours or days that have elapsed from the time of new moon through the date and time of sunset at your location on a particular evening.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 May 2025
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Both are powerful spots of natural beauty and deep cultural significance, but for a less solemn outing, the little islet of Ojima sits neatly between the two.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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Finally, the Preferred comes with a doozy of protections such as primary rental car insurance, trip cancellation and interruption insurance, and lost luggage insurance.—
Chris Dong,
Saveur,
8 May 2025
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Hold onto your Christmas caps because this one’s a doozy.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The final scene — a real corker — was filmed at City Hall.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Test yourself on treasured tunes and midwestern marvels in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Their products are often seen as technical marvels.—
JoAnn Yamani,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The parallels with the film inspired both of us to embrace the present with more wonder and gratitude and look to the future not only with a stronger father-daughter bond, but with more hope and adventure about what else is out there.—
Melody Chiu,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Moviegoing, even with all the recent industry challenges, remains an unrivaled magical experience that sparks imagination, creates wonder, and fulfills our human need for social connections.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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The last five years have shown that, even in a world where singles can become global phenomena nearly overnight, the star-building process remains stubbornly hard to accelerate.—
Elias Leight,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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Under Lee’s guidance, many of SM Entertainment’s earlier artists like H.O.T. (widely considered to be the first K-pop idol group), TVXQ!, BoA and Super Junior popularized K-pop in overseas markets and laid the foundations for K-pop to grow into a global phenomenon.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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All hues look fabulous in photos and the long-wearing, crease-proof claims are true, too—these beauts simply do not budge.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Humdinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humdinger. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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