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Recent Examples of gangbuster
This is not a gangbusters business that’s chock-a-block full of money.
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Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2023
No one expresses too clearly to the camera in the moment exactly how badly things are going on the personal front, as the recording or some of the most meaningful rock material in recent years seems to more or less move along like gangbusters.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2023
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the commercial-transport side of the house that has traditionally generated most company revenues, is going gangbusters.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Given a plum Saturday-night slot at SXSW’s most glamorous theater, the Paramount, Bottoms played like gangbusters.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
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Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2023
No one expresses too clearly to the camera in the moment exactly how badly things are going on the personal front, as the recording or some of the most meaningful rock material in recent years seems to more or less move along like gangbusters.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2023
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the commercial-transport side of the house that has traditionally generated most company revenues, is going gangbusters.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Given a plum Saturday-night slot at SXSW’s most glamorous theater, the Paramount, Bottoms played like gangbusters.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangbuster
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Brosnan, 71, plays Irish lawman Gabriel Dove, while Jackson, 76, plays a mysterious outlaw calling himself St. Christopher.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Hopkins was initially attached to play another character in the film, but stepped into the role of the lawman after the original actor, Jensen Ackles, departed due to a scheduling conflict once production resumed in the spring of 2023.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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“Gangbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangbuster. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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