as in loads
a considerable amount
repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money
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Recent Examples of fistful
Multiple voices in one hand blended into fistfuls of color, and perplexing emphases on accompaniment figures served to distract, rather than elucidate, the musical argument.
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Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The case started in 2020 when King’s campaign committee posted a version of the meme of Griner’s son, an 11-month-old with a determined look on his face, clenching a fistful of sand.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
In a demanding run, a trip to Middlesbrough on December 29 is another of Burnley’s fistful of fixtures.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The case started in 2020 when King’s campaign committee posted a version of the meme of Griner’s son, an 11-month-old with a determined look on his face, clenching a fistful of sand.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
In a demanding run, a trip to Middlesbrough on December 29 is another of Burnley’s fistful of fixtures.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistful
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Photo of the day: The Eagles have landed The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their recent Super Bowl championship with President Trump at the White House on Monday, though at least two dozen players – including Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts – did not attend.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Caribbean region had a strong showing this year, with nearly a dozen beaches across the area making the list.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The tiny pup has been spotted meeting tons of celebs, including Demi Moore and her tiny dog, Pilaf, Powell's Twister costar Daisy Edgar-Jones and more.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Avocado makes a ton of great organic sleep products, particularly its Green Mattress and Eco Mattress Topper.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Tuohy was a generational talent from New York who won three national cross country championships and set a slew of national high school records over her time for North Rockland.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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This year’s Coachella featured a slew of high-profile performances during the opening weekend, which began Friday and concluded on Sunday.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Mitchell spent a chunk of the game defending Hawks star guard Trae Young, limiting him to just two field-goal attempts while guarding him for six minutes of game clock, according to NBA tracking stats.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Horned Frogs had a multitude of players like Bud Clark, Avery Helm, Vernon Glover, Major Everhart and more than that missed significant chunks of time during the spring.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Learning that medical options for managing the condition are limited to hormonal drugs and surgery just piles onto the disappointment.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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That didn’t bother Robinson, who is an hobbyist diver and had already done a dive visit to the site before acquiring the sunken pile of rusty iron.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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An exploding star, for example, blasts out huge quantities of material into space at exceedingly high speed.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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For the Prado, these puzzles are built for social media engagement, encouraging viewers to study details and quantities that our eyes would usually skim over, per Artdaily.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Trump argues his tariff policy will generate vast wealth for the country, allowing tax rates to drop even further.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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While the East African nation of Uganda is home to a wealth of iconic creatures spanning from the forest elephant to the sitatunga to the okapi, few native animals can match the intrigue of the eastern chimpanzee.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Fistful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistful. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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