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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2
as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbuster
Despite all of his success in Miami, the Heat completed a five-team blockbuster trade that sent Butler to the Golden State Warriors in February 2025, part of a package that included Andrew Wiggins and several role players.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The benefits of that blockbuster merger, which gave Capital One a proprietary payments network to lessen its reliance on Mastercard and Visa over time, are at the heart of our investment thesis.
—Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Change Halloween to the Fourth of July and a relentless maniac to a hungry shark, and Steven Spielberg's iconic blockbuster might as well be a seabound slasher.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Some of that critical reassessment has been provided, quite eloquently, by Vulture’s own Angelica Jade Bastién, who has argued for Reeves’s greatness as an action star and his importance to The Matrix (and 21st-century blockbusters in general).
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The benefits of that blockbuster merger, which gave Capital One a proprietary payments network to lessen its reliance on Mastercard and Visa over time, are at the heart of our investment thesis.
—Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Change Halloween to the Fourth of July and a relentless maniac to a hungry shark, and Steven Spielberg's iconic blockbuster might as well be a seabound slasher.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Some of that critical reassessment has been provided, quite eloquently, by Vulture’s own Angelica Jade Bastién, who has argued for Reeves’s greatness as an action star and his importance to The Matrix (and 21st-century blockbusters in general).
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
Noun
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Tisch credits BoxGroup’s unwavering approach with his firm’s enduring success.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Google rival OpenAI has seen success (at least in terms of popularity) with its Sora AI video app and the new Sora 2 model powering it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Oct. 2025
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Driftwood tent shelters appear marooned like shipwrecks, and the beach is scattered with the bones of the giant whales.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, activists focused on the fate of Lolita, an orca whale held captive in a shallow pool for more than a half-century.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The actor had previously met success with the first film in Netflix's The Kissing Booth series, but his searing performance as the nervy, brooding jock Nate Jacobs was among the most potent features that made Euphoria a water cooler hit.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Two reps later, Nix saw blitz and — with a veteran’s cool — checked into a quick-hit to Evan Engram, who sped for 20 yards.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Except buying Madrid is impossible because the Spanish giants have never been for sale.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This small-format alternative is a way for the home furnishings global giant to expand its footprint without spending on real estate.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of the industry’s top outfits gain their reputations from leading monster deals or jockeying for board seats at Silicon Valley’s hottest startups.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Grossman also took a page out of Monster Jam, the touring monster truck show that her company also produces.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Jurassic World Evolution 3 Dinosaurs The real draw is the dinosaurs, all 80 of them.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Other protesters wore costumes, including inflatable chickens, frogs and dinosaurs, which some said emphasized the peaceful nature of the demonstrations.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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With these tools, scientists may one day trace how microbes and mammoths co-evolved.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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