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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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as in whales
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbusters
Amgen’s three rare-disease blockbusters—Tepezza for thyroid eye disease, Uplizna for autoimmune disorders, and Krystexxa for chronic gout—raked in over $1 billion.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Iron Lung Markiplier, 125 minutes There are blockbusters that made more money, but the success of this film is one of the most interesting film stories of 2026 because it was done entirely outside the studio system.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 27 May 2026
That happened in 2021 during the closed-doors period but came without the theatrics that had made these games emotional blockbusters.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The court doesn’t announce in advance which decisions are coming and often drops the blockbusters in the final days before its summer recess.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Instead, the film lands like a plate of cosmic vegetables to be obediently consumed by diehards and otherwise pushed aside among Hollywood’s buffet of summer blockbusters.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Fledgling startups and pharmaceutical giants alike are addicted to Chinese drugs, filling their pipelines with would-be blockbusters developed at enviable speed and bought on the cheap.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 18 May 2026
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.
—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
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Iron Lung Markiplier, 125 minutes There are blockbusters that made more money, but the success of this film is one of the most interesting film stories of 2026 because it was done entirely outside the studio system.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 27 May 2026
That happened in 2021 during the closed-doors period but came without the theatrics that had made these games emotional blockbusters.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The court doesn’t announce in advance which decisions are coming and often drops the blockbusters in the final days before its summer recess.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Instead, the film lands like a plate of cosmic vegetables to be obediently consumed by diehards and otherwise pushed aside among Hollywood’s buffet of summer blockbusters.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Fledgling startups and pharmaceutical giants alike are addicted to Chinese drugs, filling their pipelines with would-be blockbusters developed at enviable speed and bought on the cheap.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 18 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
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Before delivering her sophomore album Dandelion, the rising country talent delivered a handful of promotional tunes, and each and every one of them became quick commercial successes on at least Billboard's country tallies, though many succeeded on various non-genre-specific rosters as well.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Armstrong said the same underground geological features that make Willow, Pikka and Quokka successes appear to be replicated moving west across the reserve.—
Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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By law, the boat cannot chase or follow the animals; swimming with whales in Dominica means swimming to whales.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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The whales only showed self-recognition-like behaviors after being actually marked.—
Federica Sgorbissa,
ArsTechnica,
24 May 2026
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Lawrence went the distance, allowed four hits and had four strikeouts.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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The team combined for 17 hits and 15 runs, both matching season highs.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The union also won the right to negotiate driver contracts with rideshare giants Uber and Lyft.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on grocery giants and Lincoln landmarks.—
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FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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In the event of multiple jackpot winners, the jackpot prize will be shared.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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While the other ten winners are premium, highly aged, and expensive expressions from Scotland, Ireland, and Japan, Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond is a 100-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon that routinely sits on the bottom shelf for around $20.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Some are composites assembled from multiple dinosaurs or replica bones to create the illusion of a more complete skeleton.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Kank australis belongs to the unenlagiids, a family of small-to-medium theropod dinosaurs discovered across Late Cretaceous deposits in South America, Antarctica, Australia, and Madagascar.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The man has been training for his entire life to face off against the most terrifying monsters around, and his mutations put him in a different class from most people.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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There's monsters galore, a chance to catch up with those cute Anzellans, and too much time watching Grogu slowly (but endearingly) nurse his surrogate dad back to health.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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In another era, Pratt would have been a welcome edition to the roster of bombastic Southern California preachers a la Aimee Semple McPherson, Chuck Smith and Gene Scott, as well as radio titans such as George Putnam and John Kobylt.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The plaintiff investors are not Wall Street titans.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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