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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
Finding a viable economic model for these films — which are neither the blockbusters sought after by platforms nor small independent productions, but ambitious works that aim to reach a wide audience — has become increasingly complex.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Gone are the days of blockbusters releases, of long lines forming outside theaters on opening day, of theaters being the only place to see a movie for its first year.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 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
James Cameron has made a fear of nuclear weapons a plot point in several of his blockbusters.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
In a sign of the new era of film cooperation, Starmer announced that top Indian film and production company Yash Raj Films had committed to shooting three new Bollywood blockbusters in locations across the UK from 2026, after a long absence.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
For Johnson, who has fronted blockbusters including Jumanji, Black Adam, Fast X, and Jungle Cruise, this marked a major disappointment.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Those blockbusters happen to an audience, flattening them with a bombast their living rooms can’t replicate.
—Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Gone are the days of blockbusters releases, of long lines forming outside theaters on opening day, of theaters being the only place to see a movie for its first year.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 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
James Cameron has made a fear of nuclear weapons a plot point in several of his blockbusters.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
In a sign of the new era of film cooperation, Starmer announced that top Indian film and production company Yash Raj Films had committed to shooting three new Bollywood blockbusters in locations across the UK from 2026, after a long absence.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
For Johnson, who has fronted blockbusters including Jumanji, Black Adam, Fast X, and Jungle Cruise, this marked a major disappointment.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Those blockbusters happen to an audience, flattening them with a bombast their living rooms can’t replicate.
—Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
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The longtime Border Patrol veteran boasts of his agents’ successes often on social media.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Outside of individual pressure, the wars between K-pop labels have bled into how superfans of the genre interact online, sparring over their favorites’ chart positions and successes.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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As biologists began to accept that the smallest of the whales had perished, the rescue work dragged past its second week.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reported a spike in entangled whales off California in 2024, leading scientists and marine mammal biologists to worry about how this year will go as winter fishing seasons get underway.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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In Little Bear Ridge Road, Metcalf racks up the hits with ease, though the production feels more like watching home run derby than a full game.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Yesavage only allowed three hits and issued no walks in the win.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Minus a merger here and an acquisition there, Europe’s business giants remain largely unchanged from two—or even 20—years ago.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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By cutting the cost and complexity of closings, the company hopes to expand access to homeownership, reduce fraud, and help smaller regional title firms compete with national giants.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Prior to his takeover, the sister pageants suffered some shakeups, most notably after the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Meet notes There was a triumvirate of double gold winners as San Antonio Christian (5A), Spring Providence Classical (3A) and Spring Founders Christian (1A) each finished atop the team standings in boys and girls.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
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The dyrosaurid lineage spread across the globe, and the group as a whole even survived the extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cue that John Williams theme because dinosaurs are moseying across your screens again.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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These monsters are just fuzzy-creepy-cute.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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For those of us who encountered our scariest monsters in the darkness of a movie theatre, that’s something of an injustice in itself, but an injustice that the industry has long normalized.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Parisian saloon – which is known for hosting variety shows featuring mostly nude female dancers – opened in the '50s and has since welcomed a number of entertainment industry titans, including Kim Kardashian and Pamela Anderson.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Finance titans Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel; and Eric Schmidt, former chairman and CEO of Google, also are on the speaker list.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Blockbusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbusters. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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