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crowd-pleasing

ADJECTIVE
popular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attractive beloved famous fashionable favored prominent suitable trendy
WEAK
accepted approved caught on celebrated faddish in in demand in favor in the mainstream in vogue leading likable liked lovable noted notorious now okay pleasing praised preferred prevailing promoted right stuff run-after selling social societal sought sought-after stylish the rage thing well-liked well-received
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inconspicuous obscure old-fashioned unfashionable unknown unpopular
WEAK
disliked

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Karol came of age during the ascent of reggaeton and Latin club music as a new default in pop, and the first third of the show played to those uncompromising but crowd-pleasing strengths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Fusing couture-level spectacle with crowd-pleasing performance has long been Jacobs’ M.O.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Fatboy Slim, who's become a staple on the UK music festival circuit with setlists full of crowd-pleasing hits including Praise You, was previously announced as Friday's headliner along with Australian producer Sonny Fodera.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Kagiyama, 22, hit two quadruple jumps in his vibrant crowd-pleasing routine to a remix of "I Wish", which scored 108.67 points, slightly off his season's best.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This season’s crowd-pleasing presents—according to everyone’s Google searches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

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