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 influx of deals has driven NFL team valuations into the stratosphere and a billion-dollar financial windfall for owners.
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Tim Baysinger, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Entities behind President Donald Trump’s crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a large windfall from a venture that has seen tens of thousands of small traders lose money.
—Tom Wilson and Michelle Conlin, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
About a quarter of the 2024 windfall, nearly $2 billion, went to the California state government.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Avoid Impulse Spending While receiving a tax refund can feel like a financial windfall, resist the temptation to spend it.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Tim Baysinger, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Entities behind President Donald Trump’s crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a large windfall from a venture that has seen tens of thousands of small traders lose money.
—Tom Wilson and Michelle Conlin, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
About a quarter of the 2024 windfall, nearly $2 billion, went to the California state government.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Avoid Impulse Spending While receiving a tax refund can feel like a financial windfall, resist the temptation to spend it.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
Noun
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Each of the three choices come with their own set of benefits and drawbacks, Yu said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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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
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If there's a ripple effect because of that, then that's a blessing.—
F. Amanda Tugade,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Both men have the ambition to redefine how the modern world works—and both are jockeying for President Donald Trump’s blessing to accelerate their plans.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Many have encouraged others to lean into their unique journeys, explaining that personal style is a reflection of trial and error, not just an inherent gift.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many founders may seek to hand off their organization, but do it only after working with the board to implement a new strategic plan as a parting gift.—
Patrick Riccards,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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