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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
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!
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Audiences want more than brands and blockbusters though.
—ABC News, 27 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
Cameras now deploy ever higher frame rates, as seen in the uncanny sheen of blockbusters by James Cameron and Peter Jackson, and films are shot, shown, and restored on ever higher resolutions (4K, 8K, and beyond).
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The midseason trade felt relatively marginal compared to league-wide blockbusters that shuffled James Harden, Darius Garland and Anthony Davis.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Christmas movies in December, blockbusters rolling out over the summer, and Universal‘s perennial attempts to reboot its classic monsters.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Since then, Cranston has appeared in everything from blockbusters like Godzilla (2014) to awards fare like Argo (2012) and Trumbo (2015), the latter of which earned him an Academy Award nomination.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Audiences want more than brands and blockbusters though.
—ABC News, 27 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
Cameras now deploy ever higher frame rates, as seen in the uncanny sheen of blockbusters by James Cameron and Peter Jackson, and films are shot, shown, and restored on ever higher resolutions (4K, 8K, and beyond).
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The midseason trade felt relatively marginal compared to league-wide blockbusters that shuffled James Harden, Darius Garland and Anthony Davis.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Christmas movies in December, blockbusters rolling out over the summer, and Universal‘s perennial attempts to reboot its classic monsters.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Since then, Cranston has appeared in everything from blockbusters like Godzilla (2014) to awards fare like Argo (2012) and Trumbo (2015), the latter of which earned him an Academy Award nomination.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbusters
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Israel has also enjoyed a number of military successes against Iran and its Lebanese proxy, the Hezbollah militant group.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The final version released in theaters focuses on Jackson's musical successes and difficult relationship with his father, Joe Jackson (Colman Domingo).—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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For roughly 370 million years, scientists believed large vertebrate predators ruled ocean ecosystems — first fish and sharks, then marine reptiles, then whales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Soriano allowed three runs on six hits with six strikeouts and three walks in five innings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Nats then went to the bullpen, ending his night at eight runs (four earned) on five hits over 4 2/3 innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.—
Jordan Novet,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Baseball regional winners included Orangewood Christian, Deltona Trinity, and TFA, which scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th to survive.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Audience participation will help determine the winners.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Late Cretaceous was the final epoch of the Mesozoic Era, which was dominated by the dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Scientists have studied giant octopus relatives that roamed when dinosaurs were around, and researched some small octopuses that drilled into clams.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The backstory flashbacks about an abusive father that suggest not all monsters have fangs?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Epstein and Maxwell counted members of the British royal family, multiple presidents and business titans among their friends.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Project Prometheus will propel Bezos into the ranks of the AI titans heading firms with multi-billion-dollar valuations, such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Blockbusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbusters. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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