bonanzas

noun

plural of bonanza
1
as in benefits
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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2
as in loads
a huge amount The mailbox was stuffed with a bonanza of credit card offers.

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Recent Examples of bonanzas What followed was an upfront pitch smaller in scope than the big bonanzas that other companies will hold next month, but still familiar. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Others are still undoing pandemic-era hiring bonanzas, and some blame layoffs on AI’s productivity. — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonanzas
  1. benefits
  2. loads
  3. bonuses
  4. piles
  5. boons
  6. rafts
  7. windfalls
  8. stacks
Noun
  • On Tuesday, the State Controller’s Office reported that California’s net liability for state retirees’ health and dental benefits is estimated to be $78 billion, which is down $14 billion from last year’s estimate.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Paramount has repeatedly touted the benefits of the transaction, and Ellison has attempted to reassure Hollywood’s creative community by promising to put 30 movies a year in theaters.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • While award travel inflation is always a factor, many of these bonuses match or exceed all-time best deals for that card.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Cuban, a minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, shelled out over $35 million in bonuses to the NBA team’s employees back in 2024.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of bonuses
Noun
  • This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • This is one of the biggest boons of our studio becoming a part of Netflix.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • The sequel to Supergiant’s popular roguelite stars a new character and all kinds of new gameplay mechanics and magical boons.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 June 2026
Definition of boons
Noun
  • When Paul Revere came to Portsmouth with news that the British were headed toward the fort, Cheswill rode to Exeter to help spread the news and build rafts to defend Portsmouth Harbor.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026
  • Bring your innertubes and rafts or borrow some and enjoy a family-friendly movie under the stars.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
Definition of rafts
Noun
  • Budget windfalls Third, host-community benefits that are proportional to the imposition.
    — Warren Wimmer, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Retail businesses celebrate While the central bank frets, some businesses are already preparing for these workers to spend their windfalls at their stores.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Blair Baek, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Definition of windfalls
Noun
  • Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Long-life system design Next Hydrogen expects the electrolyzer stacks to operate for approximately 80,000 hours.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Definition of stacks

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