doozies

noun

variants also doozers
plural of doozy
as in beauties
something very good of its kind you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy

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Recent Examples of doozies Cregger doesn’t deal exclusively in jump scares, but there are a couple of doozies in that department. — Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 The game surely will have some late-season playoff implications as well, giving it top billing on a Chiefs schedule that features quite a few other doozies. — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 May 2026 One of Richins’ doozies involved Irene Gilbert. — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doozies
  1. beauties
  2. dreams
  3. humdingers
  4. wonders
  5. peaches
  6. marvels
  7. beauts
  8. gems
Noun
  • Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In his dreams, Jose Fiscal Belli is still living an all-American life with his all-American family.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • The book is full of many such humdingers.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of humdingers
Noun
  • Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn showed in Boston that having a superstar trio on the same team can work wonders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kolbe’s distinctive use of language brings to life this period’s wonders and difficulties, and her maximalist approach to metaphor creates many energetic images.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonders
Noun
  • Harvard Medical School lists apples, citrus fruits and stone fruits (like cherries and peaches) as other anti-inflammatory options, highlighting their vitamin C and fiber content.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The pastries feature flaky, crisp puff pastry wrapped around sweet peaches and a creamy cheese filling.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Frances marvels at how quickly people are radicalized online, how the machine essentially transforms them from one type of individual to another.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of marvels
Noun
  • Marty Brown 5-yard run after two beauts from Darian Mensah to Malachi Toney on an eight-play, 89-yard drive.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As for the performance T-shirts in the lineup, the oversized, moisture-wicking beauts are meant to turn heads in their color-happy Turmeric iteration.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Definition of beauts
Noun
  • French jewelry maison Boucheron was founded in 1858 and built a legacy of adorning royals, stars and magnates in jewelry that combines precious, rare gems with equally ingenious designs.
    — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Clear gems combine with hues of golden yellow, terracotta pink and stony blues and greens to shimmer against the black fabric.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of gems

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