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as in benefit
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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as in loads
a huge amount
The mailbox was stuffed with a bonanza of credit card offers.
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Recent Examples of bonanza
For connoisseurs of underground sounds, the fest remains a bonanza.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
And so did the Millennium Tour, the Barbie bonanza, Bath & Body Works bringing back their discontinued scents and even McDonalds resurrecting the Snack wrap.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 14 July 2025
The gag works because that’s how plenty of run-scoring bonanzas start.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But he’s turned it into an arena-ready bonanza by supplementing his longtime five-piece band with four musicians, including Probyn Gregory, a multi-instrumentalist who spent about 25 years in Brian Wilson’s backing band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
And so did the Millennium Tour, the Barbie bonanza, Bath & Body Works bringing back their discontinued scents and even McDonalds resurrecting the Snack wrap.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 14 July 2025
The gag works because that’s how plenty of run-scoring bonanzas start.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But he’s turned it into an arena-ready bonanza by supplementing his longtime five-piece band with four musicians, including Probyn Gregory, a multi-instrumentalist who spent about 25 years in Brian Wilson’s backing band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonanza
Noun
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Its benefits come from two probiotic strains of live bacteria—Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) and Bifidobacterium animalis ssp.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
8 Aug. 2025
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But for many global south countries, these are acceptable trade-offs for tangible benefits.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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But Anthony does not need to be Barry Bonds (seven MVPs) or even Shohei Ohtani (three) to have this deal be a financial boon for a player who, just three months ago, could not legally buy a drink.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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And from the art department’s point of view, what a boon.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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Antoni was a contributor to Project 2025, the controversial conservative policy blueprint designed to help Trump and his officials achieve a raft of goals in his second term in the White House.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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In fact, fire ants build rafts using their own bodies when their underground nests flood from rainfall—without using any means of communication.—
Madeleine Beekman
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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Boston is paying a $5 million signing bonus and has a $30 million club option for 2034, when Anthony will be just thirty years old.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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They will each be entitled to an annual bonus targeted at $1.5 million each.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Choose from a slew of sizes and lengths, including short, regular, and tall.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other highlights from this year’s VMAs are first nominations for a slew of artists, including Rosé, Warren, Lola Young, the Marias, Gigi Perez, and Damiano David.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Almost four decades later, the foundation is getting another massive windfall.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
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The sudden windfall — more than double its total expenses in 2022 — was donated by Maurice Thimot and M. Rust Rawnsley, a couple from Fallbrook who wanted their money to help other gay seniors less fortunate than themselves.—
Jaelyn Rodriguez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Our government piles regulations on businesses and turns a blind eye as shoplifting ruins retail outlets.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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A little boy could be seen sliding around in the piles of cash on the floor as other bills fluttered in the air.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The ride begins at just 131 feet of elevation and travels through a myriad of climate belts—tropical, subtropical, temperate, and frigid—to reach 12,965 feet.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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There is a myriad of ways all of this can play out, and none of them are good for most American consumers.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Bonanza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonanza. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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