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Definition of standout
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stand out
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Synonyms & Antonyms for standout
Synonyms: Noun
cause célèbre (also cause celebre), celeb, celebrity, figure, icon (also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, somebody, star, superstar, VIP
Synonyms: Verb
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bulge, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, protrude, start, stick out, swell
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of standout in a Sentence
Noun
She is a standout among the available candidates. All the cameras we tested were good, but there was no real standout.Verb
the relief figures stand out from the wall quite strikingly
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Defensive standouts for Newport Harbor also included linebackers Brendan Duffy, Johnny Brigandi and Chad Koste, and end Kris Kirnbauer. — Daily Pilot, "Newport Harbor football improves to 3-0 with comeback win at Aliso Niguel," 6 Sep. 2019 McNulty and Mayfield will be standouts in the secondary. — Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan high school football: Mick McCabe's top 25 teams for 2019," 25 Aug. 2019 Quarterback and Tennessee-Martin commit Gerard Nesbitt and junior wide receiver and Miami commit Jacolby George are two standouts who will lead Plantation. — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, "St. Thomas, Deerfield lead preseason Broward County football rankings," 20 Aug. 2019 Tech stocks were the standouts in an otherwise sluggish day of trading on Monday, as investors gear up for the arrival of the heart of earnings reporting season. — Damian J. Troise, BostonGlobe.com, "Technology stocks shine," 22 July 2019 Although there was no clear standout in the debate, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Julián Castro received the most speaking time. — CBS News, "Democratic debate: Candidates go head-to-head on second night — live updates," 27 June 2019 Popular starters include watermelon bruschetta, while mussels and meatloaf Wellington are standouts among the entrees. — Katherine Rodeghier, Dallas News, "St. Petersburg, Fla., goes from senior rest home to hipster hangout," 18 June 2019 Prince William and Kate Middleton shared a four-part slideshow—and the second and third photos were clear standouts. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton, Prince William, Princess Eugenie and More Royals Wish Prince Philip a Happy Birthday," 10 June 2019 Frank Draper and Elmere Wright were local baseball standouts. — Alan Suderman, The Seattle Times, "Virginia town remembers the high price paid on D-Day," 20 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'standout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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standout
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