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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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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Those successes led to Hilton being named to this year’s CNBC Changemakers list, which spotlights women whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark on the business world.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Anything but success in the Champions League next season will not be good enough going forward.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
17 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
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Despite Tesla’s focus on U.S. production, the company still took a hit amid the global market rout.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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No two giants share the same building speed (fastest, second fastest, third fastest, slowest) or the same problem.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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At a distance, the scene resembles a giant’s handwriting lesson on repeat.—
Caroline Van Hemert,
New York Times,
10 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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Among them are the woolly mammoth, that Colossal has already announced plans to revive, and even dinosaurs, which the startup has not yet commented on, despite speculation.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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In addition to dragons, Universal is bringing dinosaurs to the format.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Researchers studied mammoth mitochondrial DNA from as far back as 1.3 million years, with the most recent based on genetic material from a relatively recent mammoth from about 125,000 years ago.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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The baby mammoth had been preserved in permafrost until she was dug up in the cold Russian province of Yakutia last year.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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