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Recent Examples of buster
He's been the union-buster in chief.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Grier in particular could be a literal ball-buster, although her characters’ hatred of bad men was often matched by their desire for a good one.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
This is not a budget buster, either.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Grier in particular could be a literal ball-buster, although her characters’ hatred of bad men was often matched by their desire for a good one.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
This is not a budget buster, either.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buster
Noun
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The 66-foot-long Army bomber carried 8,000 pounds of explosives and nine buddies from his unit.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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If one of my buddies is poisoned, and your dog eats the newly deceased, your Champ won’t be a champ for long.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This often uses evaporative cooling towers – giant misters that spray water over hot pipes or open basins.—
Leo S. Lo,
The Conversation,
1 Sep. 2025
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The rooftop has plenty of cushioned seating under misters, several bars and a hookah menu with more flavors than a Baskin-Robbins.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cutler, who only answers yes or no sir is quiet after officers escort him to the police vehicle.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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All my days Climbing up a great big mountain Of yes, sirs!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Buster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buster. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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