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Recent Examples of windfall Of the more than two dozen foreign leaders invited to Xi Jinping’s massive military parade in Beijing last week, no one reaped a bigger diplomatic windfall than Kim Jong Un. Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 Your moves could inspire the next reader to grab their own holiday windfall. Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025 But what seems like a windfall quickly spirals into a chain of betrayal, junkyard standoffs and escalating violence. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 The last one standing is rewarded with a financial windfall and the granting of a single wish, any wish. Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windfall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
Noun
  • Other homeowners find that the time- and labor-saving benefits of leaf blowers outweigh the noise and air pollution.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Inspired by real riders, biker gangs, and based on true events that David Mann encountered throughout his life as a rider, Mann was alive to reap the benefits of his fame, something rarely afforded to many artists.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of taking this as a personal attack, start to look at it as a blessing.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Entering the mental-health field wasn’t easy, but Koh says now that being new to both business and health was in some ways a blessing.
    Alice Park, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s sure to be a boon to business.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Well, there was a real gift from the writers as far as that monologue was concerned.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Take a look at your holiday gift wrap, gift bags, bows, and ribbons.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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