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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
Our story begins in 2020, when McKinsey published a blockbuster report forecasting that women in the United States would inherit $11 trillion during this decade.
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Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Independent festival films also outperformed their brawnier blockbuster counterparts yesterday with Gladiator II, Dune: Part II and Wicked only garnering eight nominations between them.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
They are embedded in the city's architecture and show everything from art house films to cult classics and even blockbusters.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Busy beating the Los Angeles Chargers, Travis Kelce wasn’t able to make it to the final show of his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour in Vancouver.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Independent festival films also outperformed their brawnier blockbuster counterparts yesterday with Gladiator II, Dune: Part II and Wicked only garnering eight nominations between them.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
They are embedded in the city's architecture and show everything from art house films to cult classics and even blockbusters.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Busy beating the Los Angeles Chargers, Travis Kelce wasn’t able to make it to the final show of his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour in Vancouver.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster
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By prioritizing this level of detail, customer success teams can tailor their approach and build trust from day one.Paul Holder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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During this time, Katie developed a deep understanding of how branding can influence a business’s success.Grace Butler, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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For large crypto holders, this would be an incredible scheme, a wealth transfer from the government to crypto whales.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wildlife in the ocean, from sea turtles to whales, often mistake plastic debris for food, leading to ingestion that can block digestive tracts or cause starvation.David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Brown was called up after Bouchard missed the end of Thursday’s game in Minnesota following a hit by Wild forward Ryan Hartman late in the third period.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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The multibillion-dollar winter recreation and tourism industry will also likely take an economic hit, with shorter seasons and less snow to line the trails, according to Trudeau.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Amazon joins another tech giant, Meta Platforms, in donating to the Jan. 20 Trump inauguration.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Italian coffee maker Lavazza and U.S. coffee giant Starbucks both declined to comment when contacted by CNBC.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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The monsters are tall and impressively athletic-looking, with devil ears and animatronic snouts that snap like miniature crocodile jaws.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Families can hear all about classic ancient Greek myths which are filled with adventures of gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes.Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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Museum researchers are planning to extract a sample from inside the dinosaur’s thigh bone for further study.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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This specimen of the iconic dinosaur is more than 66 million years old and measures around 26 feet in length.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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These animals were surprising to the team, since Early Paleoindian sites on the Great Plains are typically dominated by the bones of large animals like bison and mammoths.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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That came two years after Autechre’s mammoth, eight-hour collection of NTS sessions.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockbuster. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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