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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Still, Coffin is fine inviting them into the big tent with the rest of us, if only to show where the Hollywood blockbuster machine can find its next gear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

U.S. stocks were in the red, with the Nasdaq composite retreating the most after U.S. stocks closed out a blockbuster quarter with a bang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

They face Brazil next, in what could prove a blockbuster.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Despite his work existing on a massive blockbuster scale, Steven Spielberg has always had a knack for appealing to the individual.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

It was almost like watching the plan beamed straight from his brain onto the screen of a blockbuster movie.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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