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also gangbuster
as in excellent
of the very best kind
most of the pop singers in the competition were anything but gangbusters
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Recent Examples of gangbusters
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Retail investors have had a gangbuster year in 2025.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
Tallboy’s gangbuster 2025 sales speak to the intensity of the Bay Area’s martini craze, which after a few years shows no signs of abating.
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Esther Mobley,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Dec. 2025
Adjective
None of the issues with this year’s telecast were a problem for us in the room, who simply got to enjoy two gangbuster Original Song performances and a surprise Barbra Streisand concert.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Retail investors have had a gangbuster year in 2025.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
Tallboy’s gangbuster 2025 sales speak to the intensity of the Bay Area’s martini craze, which after a few years shows no signs of abating.
—
Esther Mobley,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangbusters
Adjective
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And with such excellent transit, there can be much greater housing density.
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His group stage has been consistently excellent without announcing itself — the kind of contribution that shows up in the table rather than the highlights.
Noun
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The moral decay of Karensville might as well be Charlottesville and the epithet-spewing McLeoud behaves too much like myriad red-state lawmen for comfort.
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As the lawmen avoided the beam of light and approached the car, the suspects were able to get inside and lock the doors.
Adjective
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But even when Thomson, a terrific baseball lifer, was gone, Bryce Harper was still there in Philly and so was Kyle Schwarber.
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Klepov, who turns 18 on Saturday, had a terrific first OHL season, with 37 goals and 60 assists in 67 games to win the league’s scoring title.
Adjective
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Sneakers are always calling my name (a great travel companion).
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Having spent more than 30 years in the makeup industry, founder and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool knows great makeup starts long before foundation enters the picture.
Adjective
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So many wonderful dinners with friends and nights out on the town.
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Soccer – football in much of the world – has a long and wonderful tradition of singing, whether that be in praise of their favorite players, mocking opponents (sometimes, brutally so) or simply urging their team forward.
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Brady joins bro Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and of course the return of Aleksander Barkov to lead what should be an awesome offense.
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Hearing that growl, that was bone chilling, but working with the jaguar was awesome.
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After multiple close calls, Ivory Coast tied the match in the 74th minute with a superb run by Amad Diallo.
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These popular plants are superb, long-lasting garden ornaments.
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My friend has been in a long-term, live-in relationship with a lovely man.
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Lake Vostok is said to be one of the loveliest places in Antarctica.
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“Gangbusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangbusters. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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