Synonyms for blockbuster
ˈblɒkˌbʌs tərblock·buster

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1. blockbusternoun

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

   Synonyms:
   megahit, smash hit

2. blockbuster, megahit, smash hitnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   megahit, smash hit

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1. • General-purpose Bomb
   • Hit

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How to use blockbuster in a sentence?

1. De Niro:

   'Godfather' was the first that I remember, movie, that was like a big blockbuster, then came other movies. I might have this wrong, like some of the Spielberg films and so on, but when ['The Godfather: Part II'] came, I said this might be a good chance that it'll be a success.

2. Hiral Sanghavi:

   Angel investing is something that I believe you can completely get rid of with crowdfunding, angels come at the seed stage and crowdfunding literally has the ability to kill it. Related : How This Couple Created the All-In-One Travel Jacket That Is Nearing $ 2 Million on Kickstarter While Hiral Sanghavi is a fan of the benefits of crowdfunding, This Couple’s also learned firsthand that This Travel Jacket’s by no means easy. This Travel Jacket requires some serious hustle. This Couple first campaign, a blockbuster success, was stressful. Hiral Sanghavi learned a few things. Here are This Couple top three tips for crowdfunding success : The first BauBax travel jackets shipped four months late. Part of the reason for the delay was because the BauBax team expected to raise only $ 20,000. They raised $ 9.2 million on Kickstarter and another $ 2.3 million on Indiegogo. That meant that BauBax had to manufacture a whole lot more jackets than it had been expecting to sell.

3. Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne:

   In the pharmaceutical industry, they have blockbusters. This is our blockbuster, and it will last for 40 years, we didn't hesitate one second. The impact of this signature goes well beyond the price of this asset, it was widely noticed and has raised our reputation in the Middle East.

4. Amy Winehouse:

   What they have tried to do was to make a film which is a Hollywood blockbuster. They have forgotten it is a documentary, there is a villain, me ... and there's the heroine who dies at the end ... My overall feeling is of grave disappointment.

5. Shire Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov:

   Both of them have significant sales potential and some have mentioned the word 'blockbuster'.