Definitions for blockbuster
ˈblɒkˌbʌs tərblock·buster

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1. blockbusternoun

   a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)

2. blockbuster, megahit, smash hitnoun

   an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

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1. blockbusternoun

   A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.

2. blockbusternoun

   Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.

3. blockbusternoun

   A large firecracker type of fireworks; an M-80.

4. blockbusteradjective

   An exceptional event.

   There was a blockbuster trade in baseball today.

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1. blockbuster

   A blockbuster refers to a highly popular, successful, or influential product, especially in entertainment such as film, music, literature, or other types of media. The term originally came from the entertainment industry to describe a highly successful film or theater production that generates an exceptional amount of revenue or breaks various box office records. Nowadays, it can also be applied more broadly to describe any product or service that achieves unexpected and notable success.

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1. • General-purpose Bomb
   • Hit

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce blockbuster?

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blockbuster in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blockbuster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of blockbuster in a Sentence

1. Javier Zuniga:

   He has been going to Blockbuster since he was 13 years old, he would go rent Veggie Tales, Barney, Elmo, Rugrats and Baby Einstein (videos). He always rents the same ones when we go back; sometimes he'll even get two of the same ones.

2. Arnold Schwarzenegger:

   It is foolish to bring back laughable, outdated technology to suit your political agenda, i mean, what are you going to bring back next ? Floppy disks ? Fax machines ? Beanie Babies ? Beepers ? Or Blockbuster ? Think about it. What if you tried to save Blockbuster ?

3. Shawn Robbins:

   You have a generation of women who have rarely seen themselves presented on screen in a big heroic blockbuster like this before, that matters.

4. Kevin Kedra:

   This is a blockbuster market opportunity for Merck.

5. Ron Wyden:

   If Gilead's approach to pricing is the future of how blockbuster drugs are launched, it will cost billions and billions of dollars to treat just a fraction of patients.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blockbuster
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blockbuster
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=blockbuster