showstopper
noun
show·stop·per
ˈshō-ˌstä-pər 
1
: an act, song, or performer that wins applause so prolonged as to interrupt a performance
2
: something or someone exceptionally arresting or attractive
the gold crown was the showstopper of the exhibition
3
: one that stops or could stop the progress, operation, or functioning of something
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Examples of showstopper in a Sentence
at the modeling agency everyone was a showstopper
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Trina Turk Ruffled Hem Cocktail Dress $378 $82 This showstopper from Trina Turk will surely have friends and strangers alike complimenting you all night.
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
Now, hot on the heels of picking up three Grammys and shutting down the Coachella stage for the first time this Spring, the singer-songwriter joins us at the definitive Festival of the summer for a co-headlining and inaugural performance on the legacy stage that will surely be a showstopper.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 24 May 2024
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
Now, hot on the heels of picking up three Grammys and shutting down the Coachella stage for the first time this Spring, the singer-songwriter joins us at the definitive Festival of the summer for a co-headlining and inaugural performance on the legacy stage that will surely be a showstopper.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 24 May 2024
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“Showstopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showstopper. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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