as in benefit
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker
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Recent Examples of windfall
The choice also coincides with a funding windfall: Tate and Hyundai Motor have extended their partnership through 2036, securing long-term backing for the Hyundai Turbine Hall commissions and the museum’s Transnational Research Centre.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Johnson isn’t the first mayor to see a financial windfall from ticketing Chicago drivers.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Tracy Payne of Lake County has now claimed her windfall, the Florida Lottery announced Feb. 21.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The sanctions on potash cut an important economic lifeline for the Belarusian ruler but handed a windfall to Russia, another big producer, as global prices spiked.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Johnson isn’t the first mayor to see a financial windfall from ticketing Chicago drivers.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Tracy Payne of Lake County has now claimed her windfall, the Florida Lottery announced Feb. 21.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The sanctions on potash cut an important economic lifeline for the Belarusian ruler but handed a windfall to Russia, another big producer, as global prices spiked.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
Noun
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The benefit of an extended early access period means that developer Pocketpair can respond to fan feedback and implement things that players really want, and the latest update for the game is full of this.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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These developments are mainly having benefits in terms of augmenting the existing labor force rather than trying to reduce the head count.—
Steven Savage,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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There's so much going on, so many blessings, so many great things.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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One small blessing is that the feed doesn't show the payment amount.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
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Analyst Andrew Boone noted that Duolingo’s Max subscriptions could be a boon for the stock moving forward, and also cited an attractive valuation as a bullish catalyst.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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Given the growing strength of Netflix and Amazon in Germany, the law could be a boon to German producers.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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Celebrated annually during the National Cherry Blossom Festival—which honors the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo's Mayor Yukio Ozaki to DC in 1912—these stunning blossoms cloak the city’s iconic landmarks in soft pastel pink and white hues.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2025
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Its combination of art, gifts and apparel all bear elements of his signature design style, an array of colors that reflect Britto’s appreciation of artists Pablo Picasso, Henry Matisse, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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