1
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
If this is the case, the Rays will likely offload some of their expiring contracts in a few blockbuster trades.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Theroux starred in the Warner Bros blockbuster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the HBO series White House Plumbers as G. Gordon Liddy, and the Apple TV+ series The Mosquito Coast.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
But then came the blockbuster trade where the Jacksonville Jaguars swapped the fifth pick with the Cleveland Browns to take Travis Hunter, who most expected would be the second pick of the draft.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees made a blockbuster trade this offseason to acquire Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Theroux starred in the Warner Bros blockbuster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the HBO series White House Plumbers as G. Gordon Liddy, and the Apple TV+ series The Mosquito Coast.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
But then came the blockbuster trade where the Jacksonville Jaguars swapped the fifth pick with the Cleveland Browns to take Travis Hunter, who most expected would be the second pick of the draft.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees made a blockbuster trade this offseason to acquire Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
Noun
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Domenech’s success highlights the importance of relationships and referrals.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Celebrate small successes to preserve their self-esteem.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
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Researchers hoped the whales were heading southward to round Florida back into the Atlantic.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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This enchanting performance, captured by divers, is believed to be part of the whale’s mating behavior.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Most recently, Chabert starred in the Netflix holiday movie Hot Frosty, which became an instant hit on the streaming service after premiering in November 2024.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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His lofting fly ball had enough to scrape off the wall in left, scoring the winning run for his first career walk-off hit in a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Financial Times reported that crypto casinos are now approaching the size of traditional gambling giants, with industry leader Stake reporting gross gaming revenue of $4.7 billion in 2024 alone.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Starbucks stock falls as sales disappoint Starbucks on Tuesday reported weaker-than-expected earnings and another quarter of same-store sales declines, but the coffee giant said its turnaround strategy is showing early signs of success.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Oviedo and Sepúlveda shared with las Casas the view that Indians were not monsters and did, in fact, have souls that could be saved (a matter of debate for much of the sixteenth century).—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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The landscapes, bracketed by Russia and China borderlines, have stories to tell, from the Steppe grasslands, where Chinggis Khaan (aka Genghis Khan) once rode, to the Gobi Desert, where arid landscapes belie subterranean layers rich in coal, gold, and dinosaur bones.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Subjects range from a dinosaur fossil dig in Central China, the opening of Cuba to American tourists, the new energy in Vienna and the best seafood spots on Canada’s Prince Edward Island to a luxury camp in Antarctica and the best new restaurant in New York.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Colossal plans to use similar techniques to bring back the Ice Age woolly mammoth in 2028, editing living cell nuclei from Asian elephants—the mammoth’s closest living kin—to express mammoth traits preserved in nearly 60 sets of Ice Age remains.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The company intends to bring back its version of a mammoth in 2028.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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