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
And Grogan, a 35-year-old Brit with zero prior restaurant cashed in his share of a £400 million ($532 million) windfall.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The bailout would deliver a major windfall to Rob Citrone, a billionaire hedge fund manager with significant investments in Argentina.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
And so states that took the bait of new-tax windfalls find themselves in a hole.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Remove leaves, windfall fruit, and weeds around trees, and mulch for soil insulation.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The bailout would deliver a major windfall to Rob Citrone, a billionaire hedge fund manager with significant investments in Argentina.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
And so states that took the bait of new-tax windfalls find themselves in a hole.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Remove leaves, windfall fruit, and weeds around trees, and mulch for soil insulation.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
Noun
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Other benefits — like health insurance or leave policies — are also unequally distributed.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, some analysts said that the collapse of the ruling coalition could be a blessing in disguise for the LDP.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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But that never happened, and that is a blessing for both of us.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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With potential regulatory fights to come, this is a potential boon and is a way of circumventing content quotas and other obligations that European countries want to establish.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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MrBeast has proven a boon for some on East Carolina’s campus, but especially for the school itself.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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The gift was made by the Reuben Foundation, a charitable organization established by billionaire brothers and art collectors David and Simon Reuben, who made their fortunes in Russian aluminum and real estate.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Oct. 2025
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After ending up with about 4% of the tech giant, she’s given away $19 billion in gifts to more than 2,000 nonprofits over the past five years.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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