as in excellent
of the very best kind
a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics
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Recent Examples of boffo
When will the exhibition business be truly boffo again?
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Diane Garrett, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2021
November 2 was a boffo night for the Republican Party, and not such a great night for Donald Trump.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 5 Nov. 2021
Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday’s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers.
—Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2020
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Diane Garrett, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2021
November 2 was a boffo night for the Republican Party, and not such a great night for Donald Trump.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 5 Nov. 2021
Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday’s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers.
—Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boffo
Adjective
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Conversations around excellent kebabs in Southern California tend to begin with the Martirosyan family and their Mini Kabob in Glendale.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The lighting, art design and score are all excellent – and the single shot construction gives the film a dreamy, meditative quality.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy are all terrific, world-class players.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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While Meryl Streep’s iconic Miranda Priestly got generations of praise for her comic precision and humanizing the boss from hell, Hathaway pulls off something terrific in tandem.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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There is great teaching going on, the principal is wonderful.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Claire has been an advocate for courageous stories, an expert at complicated logistics and a wonderful partner to teams across the entire news division.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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After Marcus’s ground ball, everybody took great at-bats.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cherry blossoms great guests at the front foyer.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Temporary wallpaper is also a superb way to add major personality to any room.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner Gobert kept giving Jokic a hard time in the paint with his long arms and superb anticipation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Count Dooku Christopher Lee with an awesome cape and a lightsaber.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The Otesaga Resort Hotel Cooperstown, New York If a pilgrimage to the National Baseball Hall of Fame is on your family vacation bucket list, combine your visit with a stay at The Otesaga Resort Hotel for a lovely lakeside getaway.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Completing the triptych is the story of yet another student in 1972, the shy Hannes (Enzo Brumm), who hopes to study poetry but is soon taken with the lovely Gundula (Marlene Burow), who is researching the neural responses of the geranium on her windowsill.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The stellar shortstop went 5-for-5 in two games this week to lead the Royals to the championship in Class 2A District 7 — the only district in the state with three teams ranked in the top six of their classification.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The stellar collection includes some legacy vehicles but more newbies.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Boffo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffo. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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