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as in successes
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 whales
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbusters
The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The actor, who plays the dashing Prince Fiyero in Wicked, has commanded the stage, small screen, and now Hollywood blockbusters—all while maintaining the same approachable charm that first drew audiences to him in the early days of his 30-year career.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The latter two titles were box office blockbusters, with the former surpassing $1 billion worldwide.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
His passing closes the chapter on a career that bridged classic Hollywood and modern blockbusters, reminding audiences of the enduring power of storytelling across genres and generations.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Moreover, blockbusters such as A Minecraft Movie (approaching $1B in global box office) and other successful studio launches have boosted the film sector.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The actor went on to film blockbusters such as Zoolander, You, Me and Dupree, Wedding Crashers, Marley & Me and more.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Ford is a Hollywood institution, the star of nostalgic blockbusters whose late-career turn toward television has been well received.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The actor, who plays the dashing Prince Fiyero in Wicked, has commanded the stage, small screen, and now Hollywood blockbusters—all while maintaining the same approachable charm that first drew audiences to him in the early days of his 30-year career.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The latter two titles were box office blockbusters, with the former surpassing $1 billion worldwide.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
His passing closes the chapter on a career that bridged classic Hollywood and modern blockbusters, reminding audiences of the enduring power of storytelling across genres and generations.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Moreover, blockbusters such as A Minecraft Movie (approaching $1B in global box office) and other successful studio launches have boosted the film sector.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The actor went on to film blockbusters such as Zoolander, You, Me and Dupree, Wedding Crashers, Marley & Me and more.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Ford is a Hollywood institution, the star of nostalgic blockbusters whose late-career turn toward television has been well received.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
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Milei, who has led the country since December 2023, is now facing off against several threats to his free market movement, including the recent electoral successes of his Peronist rivals and a depletion of his country’s foreign reserves.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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This year’s offseason did not generate the same successes.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Neytiri, Jake, Tonowari, and Ronal attend a watery council meeting of nine Tulkun whales, and Spider, a human capable of breathing on Pandora, is shown merging with Eywa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Inspired by nature, SandboxAQ’s solution uses Earth’s magnetic field like birds and whales do.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Dallas rap superstar BigXThaPlug returned to Nashville for a night defined by the crossover appeal of three years of country, rap hits.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Wenceel Pérez becomes an unlikely October redemption story Wenceel Pérez entered this game with only five hits in his past 56 at-bats.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Several stores, including grocery chains and retail giants, will be closing their doors in October.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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All of this amounts to a rounding error for the tech giants—averaged out, YouTube made more than $107 million from ad revenue every single day last quarter—but these are still acts of profound obsequiousness and corporate cowardice.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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Big winners in Europe in the third quarter included Spanish stocks, the banking sector and chip giant ASML.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Clarkson and Brogdon are both recent Sixth Man of the Year winners.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Almost all of the largest plant and animal species on Earth were driven to extinction, including all of the non-avian dinosaurs and the last of the flying reptiles.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fincher’s take on Flynn’s phenomenon is one of our best literary adaptations of the decade, and while there are no literal monsters in it, there’s nothing spookier than a cool girl.—
Emily Temple
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mass Appeal and Marvel have joined forces to create an exclusive, limited edition comic book series honoring some of hip-hop’s biggest titans.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Industry titans are embracing a new generation of technologies that promise lifted features and age-defying results with modest to no downtime.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Blockbusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbusters. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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