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  • noun Plural form of pleaser.

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Examples

  • The fact is, the girls of the particular social class about whom she eloquently writes have been programmed to be pleasers from the day they were required to interview for a coveted spot in the right kindergarten.

    Letters to the Editor

  • The fact is, the girls of the particular social class about whom she eloquently writes have been programmed to be pleasers from the day they were required to interview for a coveted spot in the right kindergarten.

    Letters to the Editor

  • (How the International Gymnastics Federation, otherwise known as FIG, suspended three judges involved in the Paul Hamm controversy but hasn't thrown out these two crowd pleasers is another issue entirely.)

    USATODAY.com - Just like drug issue, judging controversies need major IOC intervention

  • "Like a Rolling Stone" and "All Along the Watchtower" have been played often enough that they should be worthless; yet, particularly with a catalog as rich as Dylan's, there's something to be said for crowd pleasers, which is why these two numbers maintain their (let's call it) cumulative wealth.

    Expecting Rain

  • More likely to be "pleasers" who seek approval from an authority figure, they may apologize too much, avoid eye contact, allow condescension or not verbally assert themselves.

    Forbes.com: News

  • More characters first saw print through this comic than any other, though only DOC DRAGON, the HUMAN SWORD, KID SPITFIRE, and the MANTICORN proved to be long-term crowd-pleasers (and featured in Fantasticomics as well).

    The Codex Continual. Official Website of Steven E. Schend

  • More characters first saw print through this comic than any other, though only DOC DRAGON, the HUMAN SWORD, KID SPITFIRE, and the MANTICORN proved to be long-term crowd-pleasers (and featured in Fantasticomics as well).

    The Codex Continual. Official Website of Steven E. Schend

  • More characters first saw print through this comic than any other, though only DOC DRAGON, the HUMAN SWORD, KID SPITFIRE, and the MANTICORN proved to be long-term crowd-pleasers (and featured in Fantasticomics as well).

    The Codex Continual. Official Website of Steven E. Schend

  • Clocking in at 20 minutes, the flick includes a lot of iconic moments and a few scenes that are bound to be crowd-pleasers.

    CGI Batman Fan Film Adapts Frank Miller’s Classic 1987 The Dark Knight Returns Graphic Novel | Fan Cinema Today

  • Some dishes are such crowd-pleasers that Mr. Eden serves them for lunch, brunch and dinner.

    Short on Pretense

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