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as in successes
a person or thing that is successful
the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer
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as in whales
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbusters
Her rise to stardom accelerated with films like Lost in Translation, Marriage Story, and a string of Marvel blockbusters culminating in the 2021 standalone film Black Widow.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 May 2026
And thus the fortnight of fashion and film kicked off, even as the streets of Cannes felt quieter than in past years, with fewer American blockbusters on tap.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Neon, majority owned by Dan Friedkin’s 30West, is far from competing with studio blockbusters at the box office.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Instead, his lamps and couches have been immortalized in one of the year’s biggest blockbusters thus far.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Nowadays, for instance, postproduction of many Hollywood blockbusters is outsourced to India, in order to save money and to access specific local skills developed in the past few years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Now in its 17th year, the Hall’s Films in Concert series has built a catalogue spanning silent-era revivals through to contemporary blockbusters, with the LSO, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chineke!
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Oruka still needs to conduct late-stage clinical trials, but Monday’s results bolster ORKA-001’s potential to become a new treatment for the autoimmune skin disease with remission rates equal to or greater than current commercial blockbusters Skyrizi and Bimzelx, while requiring fewer injections.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Novartis, Amgen and Eli Lilly are among the drugmakers betting that slashing levels of a particularly bad form of cholesterol could deliver the next blockbusters in cardiology.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 May 2026
And thus the fortnight of fashion and film kicked off, even as the streets of Cannes felt quieter than in past years, with fewer American blockbusters on tap.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Neon, majority owned by Dan Friedkin’s 30West, is far from competing with studio blockbusters at the box office.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Instead, his lamps and couches have been immortalized in one of the year’s biggest blockbusters thus far.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Nowadays, for instance, postproduction of many Hollywood blockbusters is outsourced to India, in order to save money and to access specific local skills developed in the past few years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Now in its 17th year, the Hall’s Films in Concert series has built a catalogue spanning silent-era revivals through to contemporary blockbusters, with the LSO, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chineke!
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Oruka still needs to conduct late-stage clinical trials, but Monday’s results bolster ORKA-001’s potential to become a new treatment for the autoimmune skin disease with remission rates equal to or greater than current commercial blockbusters Skyrizi and Bimzelx, while requiring fewer injections.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Novartis, Amgen and Eli Lilly are among the drugmakers betting that slashing levels of a particularly bad form of cholesterol could deliver the next blockbusters in cardiology.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
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It had, in fact, been rejected by all three major networks despite Lear’s handsome pedigree (his previous shows included the unequivocal successes All in the Family and Maude).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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State media often reports extensively on sporting successes.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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At Icy Strait Point, visitors can spot whales and eagles while supporting a small Alaska community.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Trump blamed wind turbines for mass killing whales and birds.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The company’s previous productions – The Undertaker and The Undertaker 2 – were big hits in Thailand, with the rest of the country curious about the customs of the region, so the studio wanted to expand this concept to international audiences with Possessed.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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Feehan opened the game with two runs in the top of the first off Xaverian started Colin Mont (6 1/3 innings, eight hits, four runs, two walks, seven strikeouts), who did a superb job of keeping the Hawks within reach.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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But fast food giants have seen mixed success integrating AI into their operations.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Robotics giants like Unitree Robotics and Noetix Robotics have already integrated into the platform.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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The game has already produced seven winners in 2026, including a rapid stretch in late April and early May when four jackpots were claimed in just four days, underscoring how quickly fortunes have turned this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Hernandez, now a Southern Section champion again, along with all the other winners will move onto the CIF preliminaries next Saturday to face the rest of the state's top female jumpers, with a chance to get back to the state finals.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis belonged to a group of dinosaurs known as sauropods, which were the largest animals ever to walk on land.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Nagatitan belonged to the sauropod family of dinosaurs and lived in the Early Cretaceous period between 100 and 120 million years ago, according to UCL.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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In the series, while visiting Japan on the ultimate foodie adventure, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy unwittingly unleash hundreds of mythical monsters that are causing trouble across the country.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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When Jade reaches the room with the slabs, the monsters come and put him in what appears to be a kind of grave in the center of the room.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Trump embarked on Air Force One for the big meeting with a coterie of aides, family members and business world titans, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Blockbusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbusters. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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