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as in reward
something offered or given in return for a service performed
a bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal
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as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous
her bounty at Halloween was known throughout the neighborhood
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as in yield
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest
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Recent Examples of bounty
The settlement was supposed to put the students on a more equitable footing, removing the worst abuses of big-time college athletics, enabling players to properly partake in the multi-billion-dollar bounty of the NCAA in a just and transparent way, for the first time ever.
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Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Using high-definition photography, the team initially analyzed the bounty.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Chefs Kevin Fink and Tavel Bristol-Joseph have spawned a mini-empire in Austin—and a thread that has run through much of their work is an exploration of the bounty of Texas meat, grains, and produce.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Idaho Legislature wanted no part of the federal plan to reintroduce wolves
Thanks to bounties, trapping and widespread poisoning, by the 1930s the U.S. federal government all but killed off wolves that used to roam the U.S. Rocky Mountains from the Canadian border to Mexico.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
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Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Using high-definition photography, the team initially analyzed the bounty.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Chefs Kevin Fink and Tavel Bristol-Joseph have spawned a mini-empire in Austin—and a thread that has run through much of their work is an exploration of the bounty of Texas meat, grains, and produce.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Idaho Legislature wanted no part of the federal plan to reintroduce wolves
Thanks to bounties, trapping and widespread poisoning, by the 1930s the U.S. federal government all but killed off wolves that used to roam the U.S. Rocky Mountains from the Canadian border to Mexico.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounty
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In addition to the reward of saving the life of another animal, feline and canine blood donors receive a free checkup before every donation and free annual bloodwork.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Officials have increased the reward for information leading to the person who fatally shot a 21-year-old congressional intern in Washington, D.C., last month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 July 2025
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Other thinkers have reflected on the generosity of the shrub and its fruit.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 June 2025
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Unfortunately, a drunken Ben makes a heinous error in judgment that abruptly extinguishes the generosity of their hosts.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Eli Lilly, for example, is already turning raw telemetry into faster cycle times, higher yields and lower costs with predictive maintenance.—
Mike Walker,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Dividend stocks can be a good way to earn income, but investors shouldn’t sacrifice quality when searching for yield.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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That’s well above today’s prices of around $3.15 to $3.20 a gallon.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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The Havana native found a buyer for the pre-war SoHo abode and recently closed at the full asking price of just under $3.5 million.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2025
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The two have appeared on several red carpets together and share an interest in philanthropy and advocacy.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Additionally, the prenup would have provisions for legacy-building, gifts, philanthropy, and so on.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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There are dozens of Southern recipes to make use of your farmer’s market or u-pick farm haul.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Trading Robertson alleviates the cap situation and likely brings back a haul to recoup what was lost in trades for Rantanen and Granlund, among others.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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That matters more than any retention bonus ever could.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Start up a new sportsbook account with the BetMGM bonus code NW150 to get a chance at $150 in bonus bets or a $1,500 first bet safety net for Monday's MLB games and the Club World Cup.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Bounty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounty. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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