blockbuster
noun
an aerial bomb containing high explosives and weighing from four to eight tons, used as a large-scale demolition bomb.
blockbusters
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pluralof blockbuster.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Alejandro González Iñárritu cast the Hollywood star as a bombastic Texas oil baron in ‘Digger,’ bringing the actor back to art-house cinema after almost two decades focused largely on action blockbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The performance marks Cruise’s return to art-house cinema after almost two decades largely focused on action blockbusters including “Top Gun: Maverick” and the “Mission: Impossible” franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Film fans have had plenty of chances to spot Glasgow on the big screen in recent years, from superhero blockbusters to futuristic sci-fi thrillers.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But while the festival may lack mass-market blockbusters, there is no shortage of larger-than-life subjects, with films about Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch and the volatile Gallagher brothers from the Britpop band Oasis on the calendar.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Those dozen blockbusters are the cereals wheat, corn, rice, barley, and sorghum; the pulse soybean; the roots or tubers potato, manioc, and sweet potato; the sugar sources sugarcane and sugar beet; and the fruit banana.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
