SINCE 1828
gangbuster
noun
gang·bust·er
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Definition of gangbuster
: one engaged in the aggressive breakup of organized criminal gangs
like gangbusters
: with great or excessive force or aggressiveness
came on like gangbusters
also
: with great speed or success
was selling like gangbusters
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The Society follows this exact formula to gangbusters results. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Netflix’s The Society Is a Creepier Version of Gossip Girl—and I Can’t Stop Watching," 10 May 2019 Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign is off to a gangbusters financial start, raising $6 million in just 24 hours, more than even Bernie Sanders. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Beto’s Apology Tour," 18 Mar. 2019 That’s the fundamental story here, which is that this economy is growing gangbusters and the market remains in denial. — Fortune, "'I’ve Never Been This Bullish' on the U.S. Economy, Bank of America Strategist Says," 28 June 2018 Over the abundance of an American Thanksgiving feast, students who have read the paper will also be able to respond to the random uncle who works in the non-profit sector and insists that socialism is working like gangbusters in Scandinavia. — James Freeman, WSJ, "College Kids Not Endorsing Socialism, But They’re Open to It," 29 Oct. 2018 Yes, the Giants pitching staff has been gangbusters, but those three teams are extraordinarily dangerous at the plate. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants face white-hot A’s at crucial decision-making time," 12 July 2018 That is not going to be a sign that the economy is doing gangbusters. — Fox News, "Ari Fleischer: Trump wanted a trade war, he's getting one," 3 July 2018 Renewables continued their gangbusters growth, but as long as the majority of the world economy is powered by fossil fuels, a macro trend like economic growth is going to overwhelm the rise of clean energy on the margins. — David Roberts, Vox, "The most depressing energy chart of the year," 16 June 2018 And like Amazon, this company has been growing like gangbusters! — Eric Bleeker, USA TODAY, "This stock could be like buying Amazon in 1997," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gangbuster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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