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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as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbuster
If this is the case, the Rays will likely offload some of their expiring contracts in a few blockbuster trades.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Theroux starred in the Warner Bros blockbuster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the HBO series White House Plumbers as G. Gordon Liddy, and the Apple TV+ series The Mosquito Coast.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
But then came the blockbuster trade where the Jacksonville Jaguars swapped the fifth pick with the Cleveland Browns to take Travis Hunter, who most expected would be the second pick of the draft.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees made a blockbuster trade this offseason to acquire Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Theroux starred in the Warner Bros blockbuster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the HBO series White House Plumbers as G. Gordon Liddy, and the Apple TV+ series The Mosquito Coast.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
But then came the blockbuster trade where the Jacksonville Jaguars swapped the fifth pick with the Cleveland Browns to take Travis Hunter, who most expected would be the second pick of the draft.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees made a blockbuster trade this offseason to acquire Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
Noun
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Domenech’s success highlights the importance of relationships and referrals.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In six flights, Alpha has amassed just two unqualified successes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Researchers hoped the whales were heading southward to round Florida back into the Atlantic.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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This enchanting performance, captured by divers, is believed to be part of the whale’s mating behavior.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bracing for impact Meanwhile, expectations of a hit to the global economy from Trump’s tariffs have helped drive energy prices lower since April 2, as traders predict less demand for fuels.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Founded in Texas in 1982, Autry sneakers became a hit among tennis players for its sporty, Americana aesthetic.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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The result was free publicity for Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical giant behind Ozempic and Wegovy.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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With each match, including a 1-0 victory over the Brazilian giant, residents still reeling from a financial crisis were lifted out of their funk, carried along on a country-consuming wave of hope as the men’s national team sought to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The trailer depicts sequences involving multiple predators fighting or threatening one another, Elle Fanning looking very strange and cool as an android, and glimpses of new monsters and the alien world the movie focuses on.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The landscapes, bracketed by Russia and China borderlines, have stories to tell, from the Steppe grasslands, where Chinggis Khaan (aka Genghis Khan) once rode, to the Gobi Desert, where arid landscapes belie subterranean layers rich in coal, gold, and dinosaur bones.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Subjects range from a dinosaur fossil dig in Central China, the opening of Cuba to American tourists, the new energy in Vienna and the best seafood spots on Canada’s Prince Edward Island to a luxury camp in Antarctica and the best new restaurant in New York.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Colossal plans to use similar techniques to bring back the Ice Age woolly mammoth in 2028, editing living cell nuclei from Asian elephants—the mammoth’s closest living kin—to express mammoth traits preserved in nearly 60 sets of Ice Age remains.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The company intends to bring back its version of a mammoth in 2028.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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