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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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In a locked room down a long hallway at our home office in Birmingham, a treasure trove of Southern.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Released in Cowtown but unmistakably Big D in spirit is the new Dallas Blues Society Lost Recordings, a treasure trove of mostly Dallas musicians captured nearly 40 years ago.—
Thor Christensen,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Guests at the Rosewood can easily visit the local wats or shops such as Anakha Lifestyle, for local finds including sustainable buffalo-horn jewel boxes, hair clips, and chokers finished with silver filigree.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The find, based on a single vertebra pulled from ancient sediments, is reshaping what researchers know about Taiwan’s prehistoric past.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Pay dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20dirt. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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