bumper crop

noun

: a very large crop
We produced a bumper crop of tomatoes this year.

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The order of the day was to pick a bumper crop of zucchini from Pugh’s garden, then cook their bounty in a variety of elaborate preparations. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 For those of us particularly loyal to print and celluloid, the late festival circuit—including the Venice Biennale, New York Film Fest (NYFF), and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)—is boasting a bumper crop. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026 For example, make our Blueberry and Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Muffins in the summer orturn a bumper crop of zucchini into Zucchini Bread to be frozen whole or sliced to enjoy in the fall. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026 The fall was considered a bumper crop or mast year with more acorn production, meaning more food for rodents and deer. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bumper crop

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“Bumper crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper%20crop. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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