bumper crop

noun

: a very large crop
We produced a bumper crop of tomatoes this year.

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Earth has been treated to a bumper crop of auroras lately. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 But the last year has seen the area clean up its act, with a bumper crop of sleek new hotels rising to transform the landscape. Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024 The outlook got a boost from the bumper crop of early-winter releases led by Wicked, Moana 2 and Gladiator II, but box office nonetheless seems headed for an annual tally around half a billion short of 2023 revenues. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 New cassette players are being manufactured and competition is virile, musicians are releasing more and more records on the format and Amazon is selling old cassettes like a bumper crop. Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bumper crop 

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“Bumper crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper%20crop. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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