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
With a fistful of A-list co-signs, Brown leaned into a bad-boy image that dovetailed with the lucrative fusion of soft hooks and tough talk by contemporaries like Drake.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Yes, Barkov and Tkachuk are hurt, but the Panthers are 1-0-0 and will remain a handful, a fistful, a face full for years to come.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Indeed, even with 20 pounds of coconuts and a fistful of keys, Hina still beat Uli up to the puzzle platform.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Prior to its release, the singer faced backlash for the album’s suggestive cover art that featured Carpenter on her hands and knees with someone pulling a fistful of her blonde hair.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Yes, Barkov and Tkachuk are hurt, but the Panthers are 1-0-0 and will remain a handful, a fistful, a face full for years to come.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Indeed, even with 20 pounds of coconuts and a fistful of keys, Hina still beat Uli up to the puzzle platform.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Prior to its release, the singer faced backlash for the album’s suggestive cover art that featured Carpenter on her hands and knees with someone pulling a fistful of her blonde hair.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistful
Noun
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Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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For larger loads, the company recommends using two tiles.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Satellite imagery of the Imam Ali Missile Base in Khorramabad, captured on January 5, shows that of the dozen structures destroyed by Israel, three have been rebuilt, one has been repaired while three others are currently under construction.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded with a more aggressive stance toward drug cartels than her predecessor, that has included sending dozens of drug trafficking prisoners to the United States for prosecution.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the majority of cases, those cleansers created tons of lush foam, utilized in part to create an illusion of a deeper clean.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Llobet played tons of DIY gigs with a rotating cast of friends over the years that followed, but no one completed youbet quite like Prussack, a New Jersey native and fellow rock lifer.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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Over the past week, a slew of cinematic videos of celebrities and characters in absurd situations have gone viral online, with one commonality –– they were created using a new artificial intelligence tool from Chinese developer ByteDance, sparking anxiety over the fast-evolving capabilities of AI.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gu has a slew of sponsorships, from global brands such as Porsche to Chinese companies such as Anta Sports that are less well known outside of China.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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For a decent chunk of her routine, Cameron wears Sacheu Lip Liner Stay-n on the border of her lips.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to a University of Michigan study, a statistically significant chunk of students at the end of the alphabet got lower grades and worse feedback, probably because teachers get tired.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Although this pencil is the cheapest of the bunch, the formula lasts and lasts.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
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While supplies last, shoppers can snag one bunch for only $9.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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What piles up now melts gradually through spring and summer, feeding rivers, farms, and household taps long after the clouds clear.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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In sheer dollar terms, the pile of money owed by the government is projected under the CBO’s baseline scenario to balloon from nearly $31 trillion today to a staggering $56 trillion over the next decade.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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She was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease 1 ½ years ago, which Sunit said is controlled through a prescription diet and limiting her treat options and quantities.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Data centers, which support artificial intelligence, social media, online commerce and other digital applications, require large quantities of electricity and water to keep the systems running and cool.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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