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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an aerial bomb containing high explosives and weighing from four to eight tons, used as a large-scale demolition bomb.
a motion picture, novel, etc., especially one lavishly produced, that has or is expected to have wide popular appeal or financial success.
something or someone that is forcefully or overwhelmingly impressive, effective, or influential.
The campaign was a blockbuster.
a real-estate speculator who practices blockbusting.

blockbuster

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noun

a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas or strengthened targets
a very successful, effective, or forceful person, thing, etc
a lavish film, show, novel, etc, that proves to be an outstanding popular success

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blockbuster¹

First recorded in 1940–45; block + buster

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Whether the movie itself is a bomb or a blockbuster doesn’t matter; if Dakota Johnson is starring in it, people will talk about it either way.

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Traditional broadcasters have followed with their own streaming platforms to expand their audience, simulcasting such blockbuster events including this year’s Super Bowl, which was available on Fox and its sister streaming service Tubi.

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That same year, with his painstaking production of The Beach Boys’ blockbuster single “Good Vibrations,” Wilson seemed poised to explore even greater musical ramparts.

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At long last, “Super Mario Bros.” became a blockbuster animated film, and there are now three Super Nintendo World theme park properties, including one here in Los Angeles at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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As musical theater fans await Part 2 of the blockbuster Broadway adaptation, the woman behind Elphaba is releasing an album of softer, more intimate soul music.

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