as in benefit
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker
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Recent Examples of windfall
That extra revenue came from strong tax collections, capital gains windfalls and federal pandemic aid, producing some of the largest budget surpluses in state history.
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Benjamin F. Henwood, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Other big winners include Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund which wrote SpaceX’s first institutional check, along with Valor Equity Partners and DFJ Growth, together scoring a $230 billion windfall.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The windfall came just weeks after Allan and his wife, Bev, retired early and began planning the next chapter of their lives.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
After all, landlords and corporations are going to get a big windfall from this proposal.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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Benjamin F. Henwood, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Other big winners include Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund which wrote SpaceX’s first institutional check, along with Valor Equity Partners and DFJ Growth, together scoring a $230 billion windfall.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The windfall came just weeks after Allan and his wife, Bev, retired early and began planning the next chapter of their lives.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
After all, landlords and corporations are going to get a big windfall from this proposal.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
Noun
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Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Avila pointed to lower-court decisions in Florida, including a 1st District Court of Appeal decision from 2000 in which out-of-state residents challenged Florida’s residency requirement to receive homestead benefits.—
Lawrence Mower Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Ashore, kids might enjoy fruit tastings, watch dragon dance or Apsara performances, visit a silk-weaving village, meet local schoolchildren, or receive a monk's blessing.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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The streaming age is both a blessing and a curse.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Noun
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His influence could be a boon to the team.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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The agreement is a boon for Corning's optical communications division, which produces the networking solutions and fiber-optic cabling essential to data center development.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
Noun
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For families Beyond the kids' pool in the outdoor courtyard, children are welcomed with a small gift and child-sized bathrobes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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The group took in more than $5 million in gifts, grants and contributions from 2020 through 2024, according to its tax returns.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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