as in success
a person or thing that is successful
the band's latest album is a megahit
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Recent Examples of megahit
In his very first video, shared on January 22 and viewed over 75 million times, Mufasa is lying on the floor as a speaker beside him blasts out Lady Gaga's 2008 megahit, Just Dance.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
No word on a sequel, which may seem inevitable, but past Netflix megahits have had trouble getting follow-up films together like #1 all-time, Red Notice.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Prior to Amazon, Salke served as the president of entertainment at NBC and, before that, had a long career in television with stints at 20th Century Fox and Aaron Spelling Productions, and credits that include megahits like This Is Us and Glee.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
While Inside Out 2 took the mantle from Barbie as a female-centric megahit, overall industry progress on gender equity continued to stall in 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
No word on a sequel, which may seem inevitable, but past Netflix megahits have had trouble getting follow-up films together like #1 all-time, Red Notice.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Prior to Amazon, Salke served as the president of entertainment at NBC and, before that, had a long career in television with stints at 20th Century Fox and Aaron Spelling Productions, and credits that include megahits like This Is Us and Glee.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
While Inside Out 2 took the mantle from Barbie as a female-centric megahit, overall industry progress on gender equity continued to stall in 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megahit
Noun
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Those successes led to Hilton being named to this year’s CNBC Changemakers list, which spotlights women whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark on the business world.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Anything but success in the Champions League next season will not be good enough going forward.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump's approval ratings take a hit: tariff turmoil causes economic anxiety Among the Pew's survey's other findings: By more than a two-to-one margin, Americans oppose rather than favor the U.S. taking over Greenland (53% vs. 23%) and Gaza (62% vs. 15%).—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite Tesla’s focus on U.S. production, the company still took a hit amid the global market rout.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Based on the blockbuster video game franchise of the same name developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation gaming consoles, The Last of Us had a stellar first season on HBO and Max in 2023 with the episodes averaging nearly 32 million viewers.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Well, even those big blockbuster IP franchise films aren’t leading to actors making bank — least not the lead stars.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Megahit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megahit. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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