BLOCKBUSTERS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

blockbusters

noun

plural of blockbuster

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a person or thing that is successful the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer

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something that is unusually large and powerful a blockbuster of a fighter plane

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Recent Examples of blockbusters Nolan, who also helmed blockbusters such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight, was evidently very strict about the footwear worn on his set. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 This success extends beyond blockbusters to biopics and family films, with IMAX's market share significantly increasing post-pandemic. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 While most actresses in big summer blockbusters are expected to promote them, never before had the effort been so transparent to the public. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 The biggest blockbusters of 2014 threw up a varied rogues' gallery of bad guys. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 July 2026 Meanwhile, as young people struggle to sit through even an hour of a movie, modern blockbusters are getting longer, many of them running three hours. — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 In 2013, the American Medical Association declared obesity a disease years before GLP-1s existed as blockbusters. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026 The states identified wide-release films, big-budget blockbusters and the concentration of pay-TV channels as the three markets to test in the litigation. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 This one focuses on the market for wide-release films, a submarket of anticipated blockbusters, and the licensing of cable channels. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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Noun

Syrskyi, 60, is a more traditional military commander focused on infantry and artillery, while Fedorov, 35, is seen as a modernizer, whose focus on technological advancements in drone warfare has led to Ukraine’s recent successes in hitting Russia.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Finally, Tim Spiers reviews the tournament’s biggest successes, failures, and the impact of its Americanization.

— The Athletic, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of successes

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But of the two Premier League giants who have thrown their financial heft at these signings, whose is the better deal?

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Despite revenue beats for both technology giants, Wall Street appeared more focused on — and concerned by — their artificial intelligence spending.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 July 2026

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The potential path is long and demanding, starting with the visit of Pyunik on Wednesday evening for a first qualifying round clash that will see the winners take on either Northern Ireland’s Glentoran or Latvian side Riga.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
All three winners wore the new Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoe to victory.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Definition of winners

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Paramount+ delivered the main full trailer for season 4 on June 15, 2026, and it’s packed with dinosaurs, cowboys, horses, space storms, dreams, nightmares, fire-breathing dragons, haunted spaceships, and hallucinatory pleasure planets.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Whatever difficulties this might create, dealing with Cassell is probably preferable to trying to get past some dinosaurs via Una’s shoot-the-dinosaur-in-the-mouth stun-and-run strategy, as effective as this turns out to be.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

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Over the last two seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the titular demigod (Walker Scobell) has faced off against a minotaur, sailed to the sea of monsters, been chased by Cerberus, and even magically transformed into a guinea pig.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
With the franchise’s trademark blend of extreme gore and dark humor, the Evil Dead backstory centers on the ancient Book of the Dead that unleashes supernatural evil forces and twists victims into sadistic, shape-shifting, near-invincible monsters.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 July 2026

Definition of monsters

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Plus, the powerful cosmic titans get really puzzling when astronomers using the JWST spot them before the universe was even 1 billion years old.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
When the two storylines collide, Nolan stages a clash of A-list titans that throws the director’s usual cerebral machinations aside and instead satisfies his audience with some good old-fashion bloodlust.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

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