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as in success
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 whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
a blockbuster of a fighter plane
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Recent Examples of blockbuster
Lana arrives just in time to tie a bow around the music year, just like her epochal blockbuster SOS did two Decembers ago.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
In a new trade proposal, the Lakers could put together a massive deal in a blockbuster trade sending significant assets on the roster to Miami in return for Butler.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Soto, 26, ended up spending only one season with the Yankees, who acquired him last December in a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Teams that sign free agents or make blockbuster trades during the few days everyone of importance in the MLB universe congregates under one luxury hotel roof get out-sized applause for their moves.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
In a new trade proposal, the Lakers could put together a massive deal in a blockbuster trade sending significant assets on the roster to Miami in return for Butler.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Soto, 26, ended up spending only one season with the Yankees, who acquired him last December in a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Teams that sign free agents or make blockbuster trades during the few days everyone of importance in the MLB universe congregates under one luxury hotel roof get out-sized applause for their moves.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
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Despite the limitations, Louisville’s zoo continues to see success.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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This can primarily be attributed to the success of its diabetes and obesity drugs – Wegovy and Ozempic.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Most of today’s longevity estimates are probably skewed by an overrepresentation of younger whales, the team writes in the paper.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Our little guys played with cute stuffed whales, ate homemade Madelines, and drank apple juice while our dedicated concierge collected our passport information.Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Every single one of the top ten box office hits of 2024 was a sequel, a remake (was Twisters a sequel or a remake?) or a prequel.Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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The greatest hits compilation lands on three rankings this frame, rising on two of them.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Towns attempted to stay physical with the Frenchman, but not much could be done against the giant.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Its most famous member is the 32-year old Marlene Engelhorn, descendant of Friedrich Engelhorn, founder of German pharma giant BASF.Ingrid Robeyns, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Giannis Antetokounmpo show was in full effect, as the Greek Freak put up a monster performance with 32 points and 14 rebounds.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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For a memorable sight, visit the snow monsters of Zao in northern Honshu.Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
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But that dinosaur surely had a way with words, and his legacy now is mine.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth Gorgonopsians do share some traits with their mammal cousins.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Archaeological evidence also shows that the Clovis people lived life on the move, as did the mammoths, which tended to migrate seasonally, according to the paper.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The short-faced bear went extinct around 11,000 years, at the end of the Pleistocene, along with most of the large mammals that lived alongside it, including all the large carnivores listed above, as well as giant ground sloths, mammoths, mastodons, giant beavers, camels, and giant armadillos.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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