big-budget

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: involving a lot of money : involving a relatively large cost
a big-budget movie
a big-budget economic forecast

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Attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta, allege that the transaction stifles competition across wide-release theatrical film distribution, big-budget blockbusters, and basic cable television channel licensing. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Broadly speaking, Gluck had earned more benefit of the doubt than most directors attempting a big-budget romance today. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026 The productions weren’t big-budget, but there was an electricity that came from being in an audience of friends, and the performers—many of which were classically trained or had formerly held stints on Broadway—brought down the house every time. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 That isn’t to say that big-budget franchise films are going away completely. — Kelenna Onukwugha, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for big-budget

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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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