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as in success
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 whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbuster
Carriers that bet on a blockbuster year were left disappointed earlier in 2025 when consumers weighed President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and economic uncertainty.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
In the context of your wider career, Two Neighbors arrives just after the big summer blockbuster, Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Fargo's blockbuster book is framed around a fictional documentary, which details the dramatic rise and fall of an elite figure skating duo.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The concept art in question is action-heavy, suggesting the sort of setpiece more commonplace in a CG blockbuster.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
In the context of your wider career, Two Neighbors arrives just after the big summer blockbuster, Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Fargo's blockbuster book is framed around a fictional documentary, which details the dramatic rise and fall of an elite figure skating duo.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The concept art in question is action-heavy, suggesting the sort of setpiece more commonplace in a CG blockbuster.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
Noun
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The ability to constantly adapt, without losing sight of the core problem being solved, is what separates success from failure.—
Joseph Nathan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Some pandemic-era bakers like Twins That Cook have turned longstanding hobbies into businesses, while others like Last Crumb have found success by building buzz and a feeling of exclusivity.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While juvenile white sharks mainly eat bottom fish, smaller sharks and rays, and schooling fish and squids, larger white sharks feed on seal and sea lion colonies and occasionally scavenge dead whales.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Over the course of three days, the rescue team worked to cut away the snarled ropes, with video capturing their approach to the whale in a small boat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Antone pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout on Wednesday, then threw 1 2/3 innings Saturday, allowing a hit and a walk, hitting a batter, but striking out two without giving up a run.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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The grilling feature is also a hit, with reviewers praising how easily the grates can be moved and adjusted during cooking.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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For the first time in 36 years, and only the second time ever, the two English giants will kick off their domestic league campaigns against each other in a mouthwatering start to the 2025-26 Premier League calendar.—
Peter South,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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At that time, the gas giant will be approximately 807 million miles(1.3 billion kilometers) from Earth, rendering the event invisible to both the naked eye and binoculars alike.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Power Rangers uh, have fought monster bugs…sometimes?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Second-year defensive tackle Isaiah Iton enjoyed an up-and-down day, jumping offsides during individual and team drills, notching a run stuff and monster win in 1-on-1 pass rush.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s a visit to the Flaming Cliffs, where the first dinosaur egg was discovered, and an immersion in the contemporary wonders of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, in this land of rugged beauty.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The 65 million–year-old dinosaur was named Sue, for Hendrickson.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Previously thought to be early domesticated dogs or tamed wolves living near humans, the animals’ remains were found near woolly mammoth bones that had been burned and cut by humans, suggesting the canids lived near a site where humans butchered mammoths.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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At the same time, research on de-extinction can also be used to protect endangered species from going extinct, in the case of the mammoth, the research can help protect endangered elephants, the company says.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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