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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
Tkachuk, who joined the Panthers via a blockbuster trade with the Calgary Flames ahead of the 2022-23 season, has helped turn the Panthers into a juggernaut.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
In an era of action blockbusters defined by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis emerged as a different kind of action hero.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Brian Gutekunst has not made the big blockbuster move that many fans and media analysts have expected.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Amid the typical clamor of summer blockbusters, an out-and-out farce is like an oasis in the desert.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
In an era of action blockbusters defined by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis emerged as a different kind of action hero.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Brian Gutekunst has not made the big blockbuster move that many fans and media analysts have expected.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Amid the typical clamor of summer blockbusters, an out-and-out farce is like an oasis in the desert.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
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Six years on from the beginning of the Premier League’s investigation, there is still no resolution over the legality of the success achieved by English football’s dominant club of the past decade.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The ability to constantly adapt, without losing sight of the core problem being solved, is what separates success from failure.—
Joseph Nathan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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While juvenile white sharks mainly eat bottom fish, smaller sharks and rays, and schooling fish and squids, larger white sharks feed on seal and sea lion colonies and occasionally scavenge dead whales.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Over the course of three days, the rescue team worked to cut away the snarled ropes, with video capturing their approach to the whale in a small boat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Rogers — one of the marquee relievers the Mets acquired before last week’s trade deadline — surrendered three hits in the seventh inning, including a two-out, go-ahead RBI single to Steven Kwan that proved to be the game-winner.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Eagleson gave up six hits; reliever Leah Michalowski, who came in in the fifth inning with two outs, allowed two hits and gave up two runs.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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For the first time in 36 years, and only the second time ever, the two English giants will kick off their domestic league campaigns against each other in a mouthwatering start to the 2025-26 Premier League calendar.—
Peter South,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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At that time, the gas giant will be approximately 807 million miles(1.3 billion kilometers) from Earth, rendering the event invisible to both the naked eye and binoculars alike.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Second-year defensive tackle Isaiah Iton enjoyed an up-and-down day, jumping offsides during individual and team drills, notching a run stuff and monster win in 1-on-1 pass rush.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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The luxury, 387-room hotel, located in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills complex, is collaborating with the Nintendo, the parent company of Pokémon, to give its fans the ultimate respite this summer: a few nights surrounded by their favorite pocket monsters.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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There’s a visit to the Flaming Cliffs, where the first dinosaur egg was discovered, and an immersion in the contemporary wonders of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, in this land of rugged beauty.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, called the Chicxulub impactor, is estimated to be between 6 to 9 miles in diameter.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Previously thought to be early domesticated dogs or tamed wolves living near humans, the animals’ remains were found near woolly mammoth bones that had been burned and cut by humans, suggesting the canids lived near a site where humans butchered mammoths.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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At the same time, research on de-extinction can also be used to protect endangered species from going extinct, in the case of the mammoth, the research can help protect endangered elephants, the company says.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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