1
as in success
a person or thing that is successful
the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer
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2
as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbuster
The Warriors are 19-5 since adding Butler, while Los Angeles is 15-10 following its blockbuster trade for Doncic.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The award-winning actor, who starred in 80s and 90s blockbusters Top Gun and Batman Forever and was also known for portraying musician Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and recovered after two tracheotomies but severely damaged his vocal chords.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Apple Original Films might be looking at its first blockbuster in F1 coming out via Warner Bros on June 27.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently predicted the Yankees would swing a blockbuster trade to bring in a starter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The award-winning actor, who starred in 80s and 90s blockbusters Top Gun and Batman Forever and was also known for portraying musician Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and recovered after two tracheotomies but severely damaged his vocal chords.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Apple Original Films might be looking at its first blockbuster in F1 coming out via Warner Bros on June 27.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently predicted the Yankees would swing a blockbuster trade to bring in a starter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
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For Tui, who spent time in the United States playing in the Premier Rugby Sevens competition, such success hasn’t happened by chance.—
George Ramsay and Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Kansas chapter has done similar projects in the past with success, said executive director Denise Cyzman.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Virgin isles are a place of stiff rums rather than grizzled whale meats in the frosty expanse of Greenland.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Swimming near whale calves or dolphin nursery groups should remain strictly prohibited.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump's approval ratings take a hit: tariff turmoil causes economic anxiety Among the Pew's survey's other findings: By more than a two-to-one margin, Americans oppose rather than favor the U.S. taking over Greenland (53% vs. 23%) and Gaza (62% vs. 15%).—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Thanks to the beans, the smoothie also delivers a huge hit of fiber as well as protein, which is an important consideration at breakfast for a few reasons.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2025
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That reggae giant has now charted for 880 weeks and could be the next title to crack 900.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Shares in some of Russia's largest firms dropped, including Sberbank (5.2 percent), Gazprom (4.9 percent) steel and coal giant Mechel (7 percent) and gas producer Novatek (5.4 percent).—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Natalie and a real-estate agent named Dawn (Danielle Brooks), in search of the missing Henry, make their way to the Overworld, too, and the four team up with Steve in a painfully generic adventure to fight off monsters, find another Crystal, save the Overworld (and Dennis), and get back home.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The space monsters are also entirely terrifying, gestating inside young suns to hideously emerge as massive space insects.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite the high probability of getting ripped apart by velociraptors, that’s where a team of scientists embark on a top secret mission to try to extract DNA from the dinosaurs that can be used to make a life-saving drug.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Johansson) attempts to secure the genetic material from the dinosaurs but ends up stranded with a civilian family on an island that holds a secret being kept from humanity for decades.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Here’s what to know Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Beyond mice and mammoths Colossal’s interests expand further than mice or even mammoths.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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