bonanza

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as in benefit
something that brings a large gain or profit The popular video game became an unexpected bonanza for the independent developers behind it.

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Recent Examples of bonanza Zoom out: The iconic mug shot became sparked a fundraising bonanza, appearing on beer can coolers, t-shirts, mugs and more. Avery Lotz, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 The move comes in time for the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl—a bonanza of sports gambling that is scheduled for Feb. 9. Stuart Dyos, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2025 Image Executive orders roil the markets President Trump has promised that his return to office will unleash a bonanza of investing and growth. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 The bonanza kicked off at Thanksgiving with the potent combo of Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator II, all of which remain high up on the box office chart. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bonanza
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Noun
  • The performance was part of a benefit concert for Cancer for College, a scholarship fund founded by Will’s longtime friend Craig Pollard, per Rolling Stone.
    Jane LaCroix, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Proponents of diffusion LLMs contend that another benefit is that coherence across large portions of text is more likely than with the autoregressive approach.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But in a welcome boon for a parched region, two more storms will follow within the week — one Monday, another Wednesday, according to the NWS.
    Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The solid-state aspect enables low latency beam direction control (in the order of microseconds) which is a boon for these applications.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Under Trump's flip-flopping raft of tariffs, Washington placed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy, the major supplier to U.S. states hugging the northern border.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Signs for how Beijing plans to address these challenges will also be closely watched, after a raft of policy adjustments since last summer were seen as falling short.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Luxury tax is based on payrolls with average annual values that include benefits and the pre-arbitration bonus pool.
    Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Proceeds benefit local charities through The Woman’s Club of Casselberry. 2 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of the month, The Woman’s Club of Casselberry, 251 Overbrook Drive, Casselberry, $5 for 10 games plus two optional bonus games, 407-947-2747.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The bottom half featured a slew of interesting results.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Alongside the new handsets, Xiaomi showed off a slew of other devices.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With the generous windfall, consider becoming your own boss.
    ESSENCE Lifestyle, Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The film ultimately underscores the importance of long-term financial strategies, such as investing, saving, and creating multiple income streams, rather than depending on short-term windfalls or opportunistic gains.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The trestle will require the installation of some 1,200 36-inch steel piles covering an area of 400,000 square feet with the top of the pile being 10 feet above the Patapsco’s mean high-water line, according to the Army Corps.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Walmart's push shows how rising geopolitical tensions are set to reshape global supply chains and pile pressure on U.S. consumers already grappling with cost-of-living stresses.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Guests can participate in four- to 21-day wellness programs and receive a myriad of treatments focused on rebalancing both the mind and body in state-of-the-art accommodations.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Furthermore, there are a myriad of paths to deploying private networks that can be intimidating to measure and evaluate.
    Will Townsend, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Bonanza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonanza. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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