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
These are the biggest blockbusters of the year, and while the total might be less without IMAX and its premium up charge, the box office gross will find a way.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2025
The series is billed as being akin to a true crime docuseries with Jimmy Olsen from Superman hosting (played by Skyler Gisondo in the summer blockbuster directed by James Gunn).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
No stranger to blockbusters with The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) on her résumé, Weisz joined the MCU for a villainous role in Black Widow (2021).
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Amid fewer Hollywood blockbuster releases and the infinite buffet of streaming content, the movie theater business in general continues to face challenges.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2025
The series is billed as being akin to a true crime docuseries with Jimmy Olsen from Superman hosting (played by Skyler Gisondo in the summer blockbuster directed by James Gunn).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
No stranger to blockbusters with The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) on her résumé, Weisz joined the MCU for a villainous role in Black Widow (2021).
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Amid fewer Hollywood blockbuster releases and the infinite buffet of streaming content, the movie theater business in general continues to face challenges.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
Noun
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That film was also a success on the streamer.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Lee Iannacchino, a 21-year-old from New York, thinks that for a lot of her generation, success doesn’t always equal a high status job.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
11 Nov. 2025
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From the time the practice became a significant industry in the 18th century to its official ban in 1986, whale hunters were heralded with songs and literature celebrating their exploits.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The whales' communication can be disturbed by underwater noise made by humans, and the interference often deters them from certain crucial areas, like breeding and feeding locations.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The actor would be on the hit show for six seasons before his character tragically died from wounds sustained in a plane crash.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Following an energetic performance of some of the hip hop trio’s greatest hits, Cheryl James, known by her stage name Salt, told the crowd that the women were currently in a battle for ownership of their music.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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The ecommerce giant is also expected to make its clothing lines available in five Galeries Lafayette malls, which like BHV is owned by the Société des Grands Magasins (SGM) group in the cities of Dijon, Grenoble, Reims, Angers, and Limoges, though the dates are not set.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter operating profit and raised the lower-end of its full-year guidance, bolstered by increasing container volumes.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Live Super Bowl odds NFC heavyweights Week 10’s action closed with the Philadelphia Eagles gutting out a defensive monster against the Green Bay Packers in Monday Night Football.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Personality goes a long way for the smiliest of all Frankenstein monsters.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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There are dinosaur and space-themed versions too, if flowers aren’t their thing.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those unable to get to the British capital can use the Christie’s Select app to explore the dinosaur via immersive VR from anywhere in the world.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Children’s Discovery Museum: A celebration 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1 features sand painting with stencils, storytelling, giant skeleton puppets, and a calaveras procession led by Teatro Familia Aztlán that visits at Lupe, the museum’s 14,000-year-old muerto mammoth, along the way.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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