as in excellent
of the very best kind
a summer blockbuster that features some really dynamite special effects
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as in to blow up
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Recent Examples of dynamite
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
These live versions dynamite that meditative hollow or expand it to the size of a megachurch.
—Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
At the same time, the former president worked diligently to dynamite his successor in the mayorship of Buenos Aires City presidential hopes.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
When his techno beats kick in during the most fraught sequences, however, the effect is dynamite.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
These live versions dynamite that meditative hollow or expand it to the size of a megachurch.
—Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sony has been here before in regards to dynamiting female moviegoers (Hollywood could make more movies for them), with previous hits like Little Women and Where the Crawdads Sing.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
At the same time, the former president worked diligently to dynamite his successor in the mayorship of Buenos Aires City presidential hopes.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamite
Adjective
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Christopher Sanchez has once again been excellent, and Jacob Misiorowski has often looked unhittable with over 14 strikeouts per nine innings.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The excellent, nonprofit gallery and incubator known as PlatteForum has moved around a bit over the years, and will reopen in the Art District on Santa Fe starting June 5.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The blow up also wasted a strong performance by rookie left-hander Payton Tolle, who survived a harrowing second inning to post his third quality start in four outings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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The story is like an old-fashioned film serial blown up to blockbuster proportions, set in a world that has dominated pop culture for almost 50 years.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Home-Run Balls, named for a popular Korean snack of the same shape, are terrific gougère puffs filled with foie-gras cream, and a spring-pea lettuce cup was clean and bright.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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Starters Joe Ryan and Bailey Ober have been terrific.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The Home Insurance Building was demolished in 1931 to make way for the 42-story Field Building, which became the city’s next largest office building.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Indeed, back in the 1990s and 2000s, municipalities across the country were happily demolishing Brutalist eyesores made to house the poor.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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The eye-catching color gives off instant vacation vibes, and looks great under a breezy white button-down or simply worn with the matching high-rise bottoms.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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The young people who pick up popular science books at the library tend to be deeply curious and self-motivated—qualities that also characterize great researchers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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When the hotel was torn down in 1937, many of the blocks used to build it were sold off intact.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Temporary units, like most of Frontier housing, were eventually torn down, but the feds were in no real rush to do it.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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They’re brought to life by the superb voice turns of Will Sharpe and Stephanie Hsu in a chronicle of two young people weathering some of life’s harshest storms.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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But Old Trafford remains a superb football ground.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Verb
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The disease — a fatal, genetic neurological disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain — did not just affect Spalding physically.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Vucic, government officials and the pro-government media have branded critics as foreign agents who wish to destroy the country — rhetoric that has ramped up political polarization.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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“Dynamite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamite. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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