bumper crop

noun

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

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Catch up quick: The bumper crop of donors is a marked difference from this time four years ago, after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol by Trump supporters. Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 Those embers are landing on a bumper crop of vegetation primed to burn after a sequence of intense rainfall, record-breaking heat, and a dry start to winter over the past year. Umair Irfan, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025 This recipe is one of the best ways to use up a bumper crop of zucchini. Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025 That bumper crop followed a dry 2022 — the final year of a three-year stretch that was the driest on record in California. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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