as in fortune
a very large amount of money
that enormous diamond ring must have cost a king's ransom
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Recent Examples of king's ransom
Obviously, the cost to acquire Banks would have paled in comparison to the king's ransom Indianapolis paid for Gardner.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The king's ransom paid Apple for Google search priority has been called into question due to the government's antitrust case against Alphabet .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The king's ransom paid Apple for Google search priority has been called into question due to the government's antitrust case against Alphabet .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for king's ransom
Noun
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Reversing their fortunes hasn’t been simple.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Then came an almighty, barely believable surge spearheaded by Ngumoha, and if the VAR intervention was the slice of good fortune Forest needed, what happened next summed up everything about the power of those towards the top.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Red, yellow, and white types are often available in a few more varieties than sets and come in bundles of 50 or 60 plants, rubber-banded together.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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Plants are sold in bundles of four plants for $12, or $3 per plant, unless otherwise noted.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Try lemons, limes, melons, strawberries, cucumbers, jalapeño slices, or mint leaves for variety.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
25 Feb. 2026
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Stir in 1/2 cup of the parsley and the mint.—
Chadwick Boyd,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After the snow, temps are expected to jump to around 40 degrees in the afternoon — which could help melt some of the pile up from the monster blizzard.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Having a sleepover was the best way to spend a weekend, especially with a pile of brightly colored, probably-not-very-nutritious snacks.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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During her first bombing, Ginny had run for shelter into a perfume shop, where the proprietress methodically moved each bottle from the streetfront vitrine into a neat line on the floor as the dust from the percussive bombs blotted out the sun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Maybe there will be a rocket or a bomb and that waiting is stressful.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2026
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“King's ransom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king%27s%20ransom. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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