: one that gushes
specifically
: an oil well with a copious natural flow
Examples of gusher in a Sentence
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Boeing’s leaders delivered gushers of cash to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends — $68 billion since 2010, according to Melius Research — rather than investing in future all-new airplanes.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The gusher that followed ignited a drilling frenzy in the Permian Basin, from West Texas to southeastern New Mexico.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
Trump, for his part, would like to increase tariffs and pump out gushers of oil.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
Only this was no trickling stream, but a gusher that would cost him more than $1,000.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
Rogan’s impeachment fame, a record-breaking gusher of outside money and the possibility of flipping a coveted House seat from Republican to Democrat made it among the highest-profile House races in the country that year.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Government officials and top mining executives descended on Riyadh this week to tap in to the gusher of cash the Saudis are pouring into mining investments.
—Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
After a $100 billion budget surplus two years ago, the Golden State is now staring at a $68 billion shortfall because the gusher of tax revenue from soaking the rich has dried up.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges in what prosecutors say was a broad conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election by spewing a gusher of lies about purported election fraud and trying to get state local and federal officials to change the legitimate results to remain in power.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The gusher that followed ignited a drilling frenzy in the Permian Basin, from West Texas to southeastern New Mexico.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
Trump, for his part, would like to increase tariffs and pump out gushers of oil.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
Only this was no trickling stream, but a gusher that would cost him more than $1,000.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
Rogan’s impeachment fame, a record-breaking gusher of outside money and the possibility of flipping a coveted House seat from Republican to Democrat made it among the highest-profile House races in the country that year.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Government officials and top mining executives descended on Riyadh this week to tap in to the gusher of cash the Saudis are pouring into mining investments.
—Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
After a $100 billion budget surplus two years ago, the Golden State is now staring at a $68 billion shortfall because the gusher of tax revenue from soaking the rich has dried up.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges in what prosecutors say was a broad conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election by spewing a gusher of lies about purported election fraud and trying to get state local and federal officials to change the legitimate results to remain in power.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
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First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Gusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gusher. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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gusher
noun
gush·er
ˈgəsh-ər 
: one that gushes
especially
: an oil well with a very plentiful natural flow
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