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blockbuster

[ blok-buhs-ter ]

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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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That blockbuster, based on the wildly popular video game franchise of the same name, broke records with its $157-million domestic opening.

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Unlike other dramas, especially another TV zombie blockbuster, Joel’s death isn’t excruciating solely for its cruelty.

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I think the turn towards the blockbuster, which we’ve seen over the last 50 years, is a kind of fascist turn.

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The Championship is set for a blockbuster weekend to reaffirm its position as one of Europe's most exciting leagues.

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With her blockbuster 2014 novel “Everything I Never Told You,” Ng reinvented the suburban novel for our present age of anxiety, with its status-signaling, subtle racial tensions, teenage secrets and tone-deaf parents.

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