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 In October, year-to-date, the group’s perfume business was growing by close to double digits, fueled by an increasing number of blockbusters, such as Libre from Yves Saint Laurent that ranks first worldwide and Lancôme’s La Vie Est Belle. — Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026 Goldwyn argued that the films’ cinematic ambition places them closer to Hollywood blockbusters than conventional European arthouse fare. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026 From his collaborations with some of cinema’s most visionary filmmakers to his ability to captivate audiences in major studio blockbusters, Rob has continually challenged expectations and demonstrated the power of great storytelling. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026 That makes Ulya the most successful Latvian film in the country’s cinemas in 2026, putting it ahead of such Hollywood blockbusters as The Odyssey and Minions & Monsters. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026 Roughly 66 novel drugs are in the pipeline for FDA approval, including potential blockbusters like Moderna and Merck's cancer drug for melanoma, and a next-generation obesity drug from Eli Lilly. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 Murmurs of surprises and spoilers—commonplace for blockbusters but hardly typical for documentaries—spread like wildfire in the lead-up to the release. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 The second half of the bill was a screening of The Exorcist, which had long cemented its reputation as one of the most intense, influential blockbusters of the previous decade. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 The trade-deadline blockbusters and late-night deals all seemed at the time like the Sixers were swinging for the fences. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
  1. successes
  2. whales
  3. hits
  4. giants
  5. winners
  6. dinosaurs
  7. monsters
  8. titans
Noun
  • Drama aside, celebrity beauty brands can be great—Rhode, Rare Beauty, and Fenty Beauty are huge successes that count many Allure staffers as fans, and Mes°’s mission seems promising.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But the biggest successes in the tech industry that have carried the entire stock market for decades have almost all started with consumers.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of successes
Noun
  • From March to October, join a whale-watching trip to spot orcas, humpbacks, or grey whales.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Fin whales, which are the second largest species of whale behind blue whales, are endangered after decades of commercial whaling decimated their population, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of whales
Noun
  • The defense limited Central’s offense by focusing on four-star phenom quarterback Isaiah Taylor, who threw for 231 yards and a TD while taking some hard hits from a physical Aledo defensive line.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The 75-year-old English singer, songwriter and drummer is already in the hall as a member of Genesis and now gets in again for a solo career that brought some of the biggest hits of the 1980s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of hits
Noun
  • The stock closed down about 4% Thursday as investors pondered the lawsuits, investigations, likely corporate jockeying and the resilience of a market driven by the gains of a few tech giants.
    — Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Broadcom and other custom silicon makers could gain as tech giants look to design more of their own chips, rather than relying on Nvidia’s.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of giants
Noun
  • Georges St-Pierre, Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones are among the winners of major championship fights at MSG and topping this annual card has become a career goal for most champions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2026
  • The winners will be unveiled at an awards ceremony on January 16 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece, co-organised by the European Film Academy and the Ηellenic Film and Audiovisual Center.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of winners
Noun
  • Switch-hitters are going the way of the dinosaurs, and just about every pitcher in baseball has really, really good stuff, so teams want an edge in their lineup with balance.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • In the photo, a cake with a gold number 3 could be seen in the center of a table, featuring what appeared to be dinosaurs on it.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dinosaurs
Noun
  • The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The fight scene rules, and there are much, much worse things for kids to see than CGI monsters grievously injuring one another.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of monsters
Noun
  • Springsteen capped off a cavalcade of industry titans who took the stage at MoMA and Chanel’s 18th Annual Film Benefit, honoring Spielberg’s decades-spanning career.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement The tech titans themselves seem to care, though, and are responding in kind.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
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