blockbuster

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noun, often attributive block·bust·er \ ˈbläk-ˌbəs-tər \

Definition of blockbuster

1 :a very large high-explosive bomb

2 :one that is notably expensive, effective, successful, large, or extravagant

3 :one who engages in blockbusting

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Examples of blockbuster in a Sentence

a 900-page blockbuster of a novel
the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer

Recent Examples of blockbuster from the Web

But now director James Cameron, who was behind Titanic and Avatar, is chiming in on the blockbuster hit, and, well, he wasn't impressed.

— ella ceron, Teen Vogue, "James Cameron Called "Wonder Woman" an "Objectified Icon," Which Misses the Film's Point," 25 Aug. 2017
Pfizer Inc. said this month that Inflectra, its version of the blockbuster Johnson & Johnson rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade brought in $94 million in the second quarter.

— jared s hopkins, Bloomberg.com, "What’s Harder Than Making Copycat Biotech Drugs? Selling Them," 15 Aug. 2017
Even the swimming pools are designed to impress, with synchronized water jets, mood lighting, and retractable 3-D television screens for enjoying the latest blockbuster while floating under the California stars.

— scott garner, Town & Country, "How Arcadia, California Became the Next Calabasas," 9 Aug. 2017
But Schwartz goes a little deeper in this detailed look at 2017’s glut of King content, which includes everything from a wannabe blockbuster (The Dark Tower) to a pioneering TV series on the Audience network, owned by AT&T (Mr. Mercedes).

— rebecca keegan, vanityfair.com, "How Game of Thrones Changed the Emmy Game," 4 Aug. 2017
But Schwartz goes a little deeper in this detailed look at 2017’s glut of King content, which includes everything from a wannabe blockbuster (The Dark Tower) to a pioneering TV series on the Audience network, owned by AT&T (Mr. Mercedes).

— rebecca keegan, HWD, "How Game of Thrones Changed the Emmy Game," 4 Aug. 2017
But not many blockbusters would let its male star weep at a musical performance.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "How The Fifth Element Subverted Sci-Fi Movies," 19 July 2017
And while Tradjenta did manage to become a global blockbuster, with 1.13 billion euros in sales last year, that’s still only about one-fifth what Merck’s segment leader brings in.

— naomi kresge, Bloomberg.com, "This Secretive Clan Wants to Beat the World’s Biggest Drugmakers," 17 July 2017
Tencent is also a world-beater in games with blockbusters such as League of Legends and Clash of Clans, which have more than 100m players each globally.

— The Economist, "The algorithm kingdomChina may match or beat America in AI," 15 July 2017

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