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 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.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The romcom dreamboat of yore has been replaced by a diabolical presence eager to send us all to hell.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
For these past Sexiest Man Alive title holders, that uniform is a movie or TV costume that turns him from everyday hottie into an onscreen dreamboat.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The romcom dreamboat of yore has been replaced by a diabolical presence eager to send us all to hell.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
For these past Sexiest Man Alive title holders, that uniform is a movie or TV costume that turns him from everyday hottie into an onscreen dreamboat.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
Noun
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Nicks then proceeded to do a little bit of jokey ventriloquism with the doll and eventually gave it away to a fan.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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After combining the two, Barr gives the mask eyes similar to Labubu's and the doll's iconic teeth, creating a truly disturbing look.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
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The two hotties are basically neighbors, give or take three hours in traffic.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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How will Affleck’s husband Zak—who has been angry about one Magic Mike show for two whole seasons—react to her dance partner, newcomer and certified hottie Jan Ravnik?—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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White children and white babes in arms were there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their split spurs Alex’s unconventional midlife crisis, one without fancy muscle cars or a hot young babe on the arm.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brought over from the lowlands of Eastern Asia, oriental bittersweet was primarily admired for its beauty.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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The beauty mogul and mom of two shared the sad news on Instagram with an emotional tribute to the dog, complete with a carousel of photos of Norman through the years.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fans at home got an eyeful as muscleman Mike Munz, vocal duo Crash Adams, acrobatic pair The TT Boys, dance act The Funkateers Dancers, singing ensemble The Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir, and others got down to business.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Music aside, Stone Groove Stillhouse is quite the looker.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
29 July 2025
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David Hockney is a good looker.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Gift this felted cutie to your friend who recently made a move to the Big Apple for their first Christmas away from home.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez are back as the international cuties Prince Henry and Alex Claremont-Diaz.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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