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Recent Examples of pay dirt
Three plays later, sophomore running back Zach Fultz touched pay dirt to cut the lead in half at 14-7 just inside seven minutes left in the half.
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Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The hosts punted on their next possession and Mounds View again drove for pay dirt.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Jordan still received most of the carries in the first quarter and reached pay dirt on USC’s next possession to even the game at 7, putting his head down and barreling into the end zone from the 1-yard line.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
However, Barkley, for all his efforts on Sunday, didn’t find pay dirt.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The hosts punted on their next possession and Mounds View again drove for pay dirt.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Jordan still received most of the carries in the first quarter and reached pay dirt on USC’s next possession to even the game at 7, putting his head down and barreling into the end zone from the 1-yard line.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
However, Barkley, for all his efforts on Sunday, didn’t find pay dirt.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay dirt
Noun
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The early 2000s offered a treasure trove of trends–think, crimped hair and icy blue eyeshadow.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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Feldman has accumulated a treasure trove of old pictures — funny and, in a bigger sense, heartbreaking — of innocent, pre-fame Kiedis, Flea and Slovak goofing off and hanging out.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many commenters expressed awe at the scale and age of the discovery, while others praised the museum’s scientific work and said the find deserved broader media coverage.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Personal style often equates to vintage finds.—
The Editors of AD,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Pay dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20dirt. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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