bonanza

noun

Definition of bonanzanext
1
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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2
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 Animation has proved to be bonanza for the streaming giant. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026 This fee structure, Ford argues, has turned the law into a bonanza for plaintiff attorneys. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Nonetheless, top venture capitalists feel then need to assure that there won’t be a mass selloff when selling opens, betraying a persistent anxiety beneath the bonanza. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026 The next World Cup cycle will be a dramatically different negotiation, with Fox’s bargain-rate deal expiring and the 2026 ratings bonanza on the table as evidence of what the rights are actually worth. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bonanza
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonanza
  1. benefit
  2. loads
  3. boon
  4. raft
  5. bonus
  6. slew
  7. windfall
  8. pile
Noun
  • Those with felony drug convictions face SNAP benefit bans for six months or, in some cases, lifetime bans.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • The strongest benefits appeared when participants took at least 600 milligrams daily for eight weeks or longer.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
Definition of benefit
Noun
  • Transformers require specialized vehicles and heavy-duty trailers capable of carrying oversized loads.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Flawless routines and loads of amenities were once seen as the ultimate pillars of hospitality.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • While any joint-production agreement will require some time to execute, this was nonetheless an enormous boon for Ukraine’s long-term security.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • These changes – along with, crucially, incredible performances from the players themselves and compelling matchups that have included the boogeyman Dodgers in both of the last two World Series – have been a boon to the game.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of boon
Noun
  • The bulk of weight-loss ads come not from the makers of GLP-1s but the raft of online pharmacies distributing them.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The Guinea-Bissau forward will be the latest in a raft of signings who are being brought in to bolster the academy set-up.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Flora’s signing bonus was nearly a million less than the slot value of $8,988,400, meaning that San Francisco will have more money to use to sign other players in this year’s draft class.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • The roomy fit is also a welcome bonus if your feet tend to swell after hours of sightseeing.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Definition of bonus
Noun
  • Room types include Classic Rooms, Superior Rooms, and Two-Bedroom Family Rooms, as well as a slew of suite options, from Junior Suites to Three-Bedroom Family Suites that sleep up to seven.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
  • The club’s members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the doting and subservient staff.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Definition of slew
Noun
  • Mentions of tariff windfalls on quarterly earnings calls have risen 130% in the last 90 days, with the second quarter’s earnings season still just beginning.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • Investment banking windfall JPMorgan's investment banking fees jumped 30% in the second quarter from a year earlier, higher than the bank's earlier estimate.
    — Manya Saini, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of windfall
Noun
  • In the meantime, Indiana mined a diamond out of a pile of obscurity.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • As if that subject had somehow simply risen from the grave and walked all by herself onto the review pile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
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