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
Grab a fistful of prewashed raw leafy greens — think spinach, kale, or romaine — and chomp away like a plant-eating dinosaur.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Yield: 2 servings
3 cups water
1 stale loaf of bread
a generous fistful of fresh thyme sprigs
extra virgin olive oil
2 eggs
salt
ground black pepper
Pour 3 cups of water into a small pot and bring to a boil on medium high.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
In a poor country like Russia, handing out fistfuls of rubles is the very definition of desperation.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Yield: 2 servings
3 cups water
1 stale loaf of bread
a generous fistful of fresh thyme sprigs
extra virgin olive oil
2 eggs
salt
ground black pepper
Pour 3 cups of water into a small pot and bring to a boil on medium high.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
In a poor country like Russia, handing out fistfuls of rubles is the very definition of desperation.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistful
Noun
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Trump has faced more than two dozen nationwide injunctions against executive actions on everything from ending birthright citizenship, to halting refugee resettlement and freezing federal funding.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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But with just two trade frameworks inked and dozens to go before the July 9 deadline, that timeframe appears increasingly unlikely — just as America’s economy might be taking a turn for the worse.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Mullen is taking over a winning culture cultivated by former head coach Barry Odom, but the Rebels lost a ton of talent to graduation, especially on the defensive side of the ball.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Outside of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, Xavier Worthy, and Ladd McConkey, there are not a ton of big names left.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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That Garcia has suffered a slew of setbacks only complicates the process.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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According to Burlington's website, the company is opening a slew of stores in 2025.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Spending large chunks of time sitting on a train or stuck in traffic is not conducive to good work-life balance.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Secure Folder has triggered a bunch of warnings given some issues in how it was deployed, those have been addressed.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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That’s particularly the case with Bondi who is the worst of the bunch. — William Opfer, Bel Air Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Testing found that the limestone on which the foundation sat and the pile concrete were strong enough to support the building, and the basement slab showed no signs of cracking or sinking.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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First on the docket is a pile of cords knotted together, ensnaring an eyelash curler and a pen.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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Known as the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio, the measure regulates the quantity and quality of capital banks should be keeping on their balance sheets.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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At least there’s quantity for a change, if not enough quality.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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Like many women who have created literary salons or used their wealth and privilege to put themselves at the center of things, Sylvia Lynd is now mainly remembered—if at all—for her weekly parties at 5 Keats Grove, Hampstead.—
Nicola Wilson
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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There’s still an untold wealth of information to learn from the Milky Way’s neighbor, possibly even the means to finally understand the dark matter first detected by Rubin.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 June 2025
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