bonanzas

noun

plural of bonanza
1
as in benefits
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 bonanzas Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 What followed was an upfront pitch smaller in scope than the big bonanzas that other companies will hold next month, but still familiar. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Others are still undoing pandemic-era hiring bonanzas, and some blame layoffs on AI’s productivity. — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonanzas
  1. benefits
  2. loads
  3. bonuses
  4. piles
  5. boons
  6. rafts
  7. windfalls
  8. stacks
Noun
  • The benefits of space exploration extend well beyond the Moon, potentially driving advances in energy storage, electric vehicles and other technologies on Earth.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Through their relationship, New York Zakat Inc benefits from the services of a professional grant-making staff of one of the largest philanthropic organizations in New York City.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Simply follow the steps below, using promo code FOXNEWS to earn $200 in bonuses.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • No bonuses, fewer titles Despite the large amounts of revenue generated by its employees, Bending Spoons does not pay performance bonuses, which are common at other tech companies.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonuses
Noun
  • The Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola, Florida, was surrounded by piles of debris after it was stripped of roofing materials during a heavy hit from the hurricane last night.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Pictures show divers working among piles of ancient pottery, with ceramic plates and bowls scattered across the sandy seabed.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Lower agricultural revenue would leave the government with less money, and lower domestic food production would drive up consumer prices—both boons to the most extreme Peronist populists running against Milei in 2027.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Live captioning, one of the biggest boons of waveguide smart glasses, also works well on the MemoMind.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of boons
Noun
  • This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Coast Guard had dropped inflatable rafts in the water nearby, but the teen — who was suffering from hypothermia — was too weak to swim to them.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of rafts
Noun
  • Do not overlook the impact of any financial windfalls, either.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Also, the windfalls are subject to taxes and withholdings, and stock options are vested on varying schedules.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of windfalls
Noun
  • Improvements can even open new uses for electronics Benoit Lessard’s research group at the University of Ottawa is exploring different materials that can serve as the base layer for these conducting stacks, known as thin-film transistors.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • With traditional debt tightening, developers have faced pressure to scale back projects or rethink their capital stacks entirely.
    — Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stacks

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“Bonanzas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonanzas. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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