megahit
noun
mega·hit
ˈme-gə-ˌhit 
: something (such as a motion picture) that is extremely successful
Examples of megahit in a Sentence
His latest movie was a megahit.
the band's latest album is a megahit
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The only problem that comes with her focus on clever, cheeky songwriting is that the sound of some of her songs can fall to the wayside, making some of this album’s songs feel generic by comparison to her megahits.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2024
David Ayer, the American filmmaker behind the 2016 megahit Suicide Squad and this year’s action thriller The Beekeeper, knows a thing or two about living on the edge.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2024
The two best friends — who met while working on Nickelodeon’s megahit Blue’s Clues, which Johnson created in 1996 — couldn’t make sense of it.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The Doritos Locos Taco, a megahit, was Niccol’s idea; so was the Cap’n Crunch doughnut hole mashup.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2024
David Ayer, the American filmmaker behind the 2016 megahit Suicide Squad and this year’s action thriller The Beekeeper, knows a thing or two about living on the edge.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2024
The two best friends — who met while working on Nickelodeon’s megahit Blue’s Clues, which Johnson created in 1996 — couldn’t make sense of it.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The Doritos Locos Taco, a megahit, was Niccol’s idea; so was the Cap’n Crunch doughnut hole mashup.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Megahit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megahit. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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megahit
noun
mega·hit
ˈmeg-ə-ˌhit
: something (as a movie) that is extremely successful
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