gangbusters 1 of 2

variants also gangbuster

gangbusters

2 of 2

noun

plural of gangbuster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangbusters
Adjective
  • But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams as lawmen whose desert discovery leads down a path to information about the Kennedy assassination.
    Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Kirsh’s shock of white hair and dry, sardonic air give Olyphant refreshing distance from the upright lawmen he’s known for.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The film captures Gilmour and his terrific backing band in concert at Rome’s historic Circus Maximus near the start of the Luck and Strange tour.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But those poor souls would be missing out on a terrific whiskey that really deserves to be enjoyed.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Allen finished with 424 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns; Jackson had 279 and three scores of his own in another stellar effort.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to stellar dining choices, the bars in the neighborhood offer some of the most creative cocktails and mocktails in town.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And that in turn could help protect hardware like satellites and people like astronauts from these dangerous but awesome eruptions.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The cameras in smartphones these days are nothing short of awesome.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Another uninspired performance coupled with a a heavy defeat may well spell the end for the Basque manager at the Emirates, so this fixture should have plenty of undertones and be a cracking game of football.
    SI.com, SI.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • His fortunes finally turned back Wednesday, when van Garderen laid down a cracking time trial at the Tour of California.
    sacbee, sacbee, 16 May 2018
Adjective
  • But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Morticia has this wonderful lighter look into the world as opposed to Wednesday.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Investment banking still holds appeal, especially after a banner fourth quarter.
    Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The ’70s weren’t exactly banner days for newsroom diversity.
    Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
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“Gangbusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangbusters. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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