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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
Her rise to stardom accelerated with films like Lost in Translation, Marriage Story, and a string of Marvel blockbusters culminating in the 2021 standalone film Black Widow.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 May 2026
And thus the fortnight of fashion and film kicked off, even as the streets of Cannes felt quieter than in past years, with fewer American blockbusters on tap.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Neon, majority owned by Dan Friedkin’s 30West, is far from competing with studio blockbusters at the box office.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Instead, his lamps and couches have been immortalized in one of the year’s biggest blockbusters thus far.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Nowadays, for instance, postproduction of many Hollywood blockbusters is outsourced to India, in order to save money and to access specific local skills developed in the past few years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Now in its 17th year, the Hall’s Films in Concert series has built a catalogue spanning silent-era revivals through to contemporary blockbusters, with the LSO, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chineke!
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Oruka still needs to conduct late-stage clinical trials, but Monday’s results bolster ORKA-001’s potential to become a new treatment for the autoimmune skin disease with remission rates equal to or greater than current commercial blockbusters Skyrizi and Bimzelx, while requiring fewer injections.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Novartis, Amgen and Eli Lilly are among the drugmakers betting that slashing levels of a particularly bad form of cholesterol could deliver the next blockbusters in cardiology.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 May 2026
And thus the fortnight of fashion and film kicked off, even as the streets of Cannes felt quieter than in past years, with fewer American blockbusters on tap.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Neon, majority owned by Dan Friedkin’s 30West, is far from competing with studio blockbusters at the box office.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Instead, his lamps and couches have been immortalized in one of the year’s biggest blockbusters thus far.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Nowadays, for instance, postproduction of many Hollywood blockbusters is outsourced to India, in order to save money and to access specific local skills developed in the past few years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Now in its 17th year, the Hall’s Films in Concert series has built a catalogue spanning silent-era revivals through to contemporary blockbusters, with the LSO, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chineke!
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Oruka still needs to conduct late-stage clinical trials, but Monday’s results bolster ORKA-001’s potential to become a new treatment for the autoimmune skin disease with remission rates equal to or greater than current commercial blockbusters Skyrizi and Bimzelx, while requiring fewer injections.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Novartis, Amgen and Eli Lilly are among the drugmakers betting that slashing levels of a particularly bad form of cholesterol could deliver the next blockbusters in cardiology.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
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After initial successes, the jihadist insurgency grew throughout the central Sahel in the mid-to-late 2010s.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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The findings suggest whales, like humans, cooperate during birth—something that had never been documented in detail before.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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The best way to experience this national park is from the water, and there are plenty of cruise tours available to take in the scenery and wildlife (think seals, sea lions, sea otters, puffins, orcas, whales, and eagles).—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Jake Noroian finished with three hits and Troy Tejo had two hits and three RBIs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The Oakton recruit continued his strong play Monday, producing a pair of hits and three RBIs to lead the host Vikings to an 11-4 win over Brother Rice in Burbank that clinched the Catholic League Blue title.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Traders have been buying tech giants on dips and selling big-name laggards including Costco, UnitedHealth and Alibaba, according to data from retail trading giant Robinhood Markets published via Sherwood.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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In a post, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos expanded on the company’s ability to influence culture, and to create jobs all around the world, contrasting the company’s investment to other entertainment giants.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Baseball regional winners were Hagerty, Bishop Moore and Orangewood.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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In each pool the winners of Tuesday’s games will play each other Friday.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis belonged to a group of dinosaurs known as sauropods, which were the largest animals ever to walk on land.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Nagatitan belonged to the sauropod family of dinosaurs and lived in the Early Cretaceous period between 100 and 120 million years ago, according to UCL.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The story follows a group of people trapped in a mysterious town where monsters haunt the streets and night and diabolical forces seem determined to terrorize and confound our heroes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Policy favored the monsters who plot in the background, more Kissinger than Kennedy.—
Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin also crashed the annual parade of protest-y decadence.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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His crowning cultural achievement was the creation of the Cable News Network in 1980, which provided a model for today’s cable news titans.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Blockbusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbusters. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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