blockbusters

noun

plural of blockbuster
1
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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2
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 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 Rather than relying on only a handful of blockbusters, around 20 films crossed the 1 million-admission threshold, including eight French titles, according to Comscore France managing director Eric Marti. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026 Still, as Norstella’s Chancellor notes, what goes up eventually comes down, and newer breakthroughs are likely to be in more niche areas, like myasthenia gravis, rather than mega-blockbusters for common ailments like rheumatoid arthritis. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Human Vapor‘s screenplay was drafted by Yeon Sang-ho, the Korean auteur behind zombie blockbusters Train to Busan and Colony, writing with his regular collaborator Ryu Yong-jae. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 The movie is probably more important, however, as a precursor of the sci-fi blockbusters that would follow. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026 Theaters are dying; superhero blockbusters are struggling; screens have gotten smaller; clips have gotten shorter; and AI threatens to supplant it all. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 That means not just small digital games, but also major blockbusters. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
  1. successes
  2. whales
  3. hits
  4. giants
  5. winners
  6. dinosaurs
  7. monsters
  8. titans
Noun
  • But that’s exactly what happened, and the area proved to be one of the tournament’s smashing successes.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Hajer said a big driver of the concentration is successful firms investing early in companies like SpaceX or OpenAI, and riding those successes to huge valuation increases.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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Noun
  • The same week of sky that delivers the aurora is also delivering polar bears on the tundra and beluga whales in the estuary.
    — Cody Chomiak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • This year, the company began offering sailboat trips for between five and 10 people to observe the whales.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of whales
Noun
  • The Padres finished the game with a season-high 11 walks and eight hits, including Sung-Mun Song’s two-out single that drove in two runs in the third and Cronenworth’s RBI single in the fourth.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • The Dodgers got to Pfaadt in the sixth on run-scoring hits from Pages and Betts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
Definition of hits
Noun
  • Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Previously, geological features left behind by landslides have been found on a host of bodies in the solar system, including Mars, Ceres in the asteroid belt, some of the icy moons of the gas giants, and even Pluto's companion, Charon.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of giants
Noun
  • Lionel Messi was, for once, not on the scoresheet in the final matchup as Argentina came through 3-1 winners against Switzerland after extra time to set up a tie with England.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The online competition features ice cream shops from across the country in a bracket-style format, with winners advancing through head-to-head matchups based on public voting.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of winners
Noun
  • Some of the other tooth traces may have been created by other meat-eating dinosaurs and crocodilians.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
  • Part of his charm here included playing the stalwart father figure to two terrified kids — someone a child could trust to stick around and keep watch all night when the dinosaurs came chomping.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of dinosaurs
Noun
  • With its vivid monsters and an emphatic, complex dive into the human heart, Homer has inspired countless adaptations, from stage, screen, television, comics, alongside a continuous stream of new translations.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026
  • At their Czech–Indian wedding, Jacob and Mia’s tradition-hungry guests unexpectedly begin transforming into flesh-eating monsters.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of monsters
Noun
  • This clash of could-be titans proved to be too evenly matched for much action.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Prior to joining Nutanix, Sam held senior leadership roles at several industry titans, including Broadcom, VMware, Cisco Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Illumio.
    — Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of titans

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