as in loads
a considerable amount
repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money
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Recent Examples of fistful
That night in his Chevy, Coughlin took a fistful of pills and ended up in the hospital.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
Usher came and went from the stage between fistfuls of songs, changing into a stream of new outfits to match the vibe of the tracks at hand.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
Malcolm Roach got away with grabbing a fistful of Bucky Irving’s facemask.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
This summer, with the Biden campaign in disarray, Trump won a fistful of high-profile endorsements from outspoken tycoons such as Elon Musk.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
Usher came and went from the stage between fistfuls of songs, changing into a stream of new outfits to match the vibe of the tracks at hand.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
Malcolm Roach got away with grabbing a fistful of Bucky Irving’s facemask.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
This summer, with the Biden campaign in disarray, Trump won a fistful of high-profile endorsements from outspoken tycoons such as Elon Musk.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
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At two dozen players, that’s between $120,000 and $252,000 in annual revenue.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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There was also another dozen cash and in-kind prizes handed out by a raft of sponsors including the Arab Cinema Center, Filmmore, Freshly Ground Stories, Ithra, Ambient Light, Rotana Studios and Titrafilm.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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The area typically receives a ton of snow in the winter and also has a nearby ski resort, Sunrise Park Resort. Pinetop, similar to Flagstaff, has plenty of good hotel and restaurant options, but that's not the best part of the snowy paradise.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Astros lost a ton of games on purpose, and cashed in the resulting high draft picks into a powerful nucleus that drove their run of success.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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During his tenure, the agency passed a slew of new consumer protections and generally took a more active posture in regulating and penalizing the industries under its umbrella.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The actress also had a slew of roles on film, appearing in the 2005 flick The Legend of Zorro alongside Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Because rental costs make up such a big chunk of overall inflation, that could pave the way for cooler inflation readings going forward.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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That would theoretically take up a significant chunk of what the Tigers could offer to Sasaki, making what seems like a long-shot pairing even more unlikely.Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The chief suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson appears to have dumped something on a pile of trash bags before shooting the UnitedHealthcare chief executive in New York, footage obtained by Newsweek shows.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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They were listed in this week's ALDI Finds Weekly Specials, so quantities are limited.Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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This focus on self-care is essential in promoting a sustainable work ethic that values quality over quantity.Vikram Joshi, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The book’s wealth of imagery carries through its many years.Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mangione goes on to rail in his manifesto about the disparity between America’s wealth and the quality of its health care, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Tuesday.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Fistful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistful. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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