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Recent Examples of windfall But what seems like a windfall quickly spirals into a chain of betrayal, junkyard standoffs and escalating violence. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 The last one standing is rewarded with a financial windfall and the granting of a single wish, any wish. Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025 The plan dangles a financial windfall and expanded control of the company to Musk, already the world’s richest person, after his 2018 package valued in excess of $50 billion was struck down by a Delaware court. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 Unfortunately, in the United States, common sense often takes a back seat, and our litigation system is abused to turn personal injuries into financial windfalls. Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windfall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
Noun
  • For her, bedrooms and dining rooms, in particular, benefit from the romance and visual depth these prints offer.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some social benefit incentives don’t work in the right direction.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jeremiah also appears to give Conrad his blessing to pursue Belly.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But once their comfort level in a new genre locked in, Clark counted her blessings daily.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The wider adoption of these technologies would be a boon for the country.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This weekend has been a huge boon to movie theater owners after the vital summer season ended with a whimper.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These annual gifts can also reduce the size of your taxable estate, saving more of your lifetime exemption for future inheritances.
    Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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