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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
  • Black argued that the investments would ultimately advance US interests abroad and deliver tangible benefits to Americans.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • When his grandfather was mauled by a leopard caught in a trap set for an impala, however, Mgesi began to feel that the dangers of hunting wildlife outweighed its benefits for humans.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Presenter Zane Lowe has conducted loads of candid interviews with new and established musicians, and the company's Los Angeles studio has captured dozens of memorable performances for posterity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The two feature about 2,000 sensors that measure loads, airflow, vibrations and how the turbines interact with each other.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Caesars Sportsbook is offering new users a chance to use promo code FOXNEWSDYW to receive 10 profit boost bonuses worth 100% of your winnings.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Channel 4 top brass came in for criticism during layoffs in 2024, when it was revealed its top three earners would accept bonuses.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bonuses
Noun
  • But large companies with cash piles and longer-term debt can avoid experiencing some of that pain in the near term.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • At the pupae stage, they can be easily sorted into piles of males and females.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • The rewards Gates, ever the optimist, also outlines some major boons the technology holds.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Disney’s live-action remakes have largely been box-office boons for the company, with a few exceptions.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 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
  • In the early stages, an aspiring short seller should seek knowledge acquisition more than financial windfalls.
    — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But on the other side of that coin, those windfalls will also set a higher bar for comparisons next year due to the inflated numbers this season.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of windfalls
Noun
  • The Fifth Avenue windows set the tone before guests even stepped inside, with stacks of books wrapped in jackets printed with patterns from the collection, alongside illustrations inspired by the same prints.
    — Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier experiments showed optical switching only in magnetic stacks containing no more than three layers.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of stacks

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“Bonanzas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonanzas. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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