windfalls

noun

plural of windfall
as in benefits
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 windfalls Employees of companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX are turning stock windfalls into luxury real estate purchases. — Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 The combined windfalls triggered rare net profits in the 11 figures. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 31 July 2026 The trend this summer, though, points toward young players looking for those medium-length deals — setting them up for potentially massive windfalls in their primes. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Mentions of tariff windfalls on quarterly earnings calls have risen 130% in the last 90 days, with the second quarter’s earnings season still just beginning. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 Beneath this glossy veneer of investment banking windfalls, however, a quieter, more systemic narrative is unfolding. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Budget windfalls Third, host-community benefits that are proportional to the imposition. — Warren Wimmer, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 Retail businesses celebrate While the central bank frets, some businesses are already preparing for these workers to spend their windfalls at their stores. — Lim Hui Jie,blair Baek, CNBC, 20 June 2026 Because of that, revenues are prone to volatility, hinging on capital gains from investments, bonuses to executives and windfalls from new stock offerings, and are notoriously difficult for the state to predict. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfalls
  1. benefits
  2. blessings
  3. boons
  4. gifts
  5. bonuses
Noun
  • More recent research suggests that Covid-19 vaccines have continued to show benefits, even as population immunity levels grow and the virus becomes less novel.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The logic is that if colleges are afraid to sign a player out of fear of retaliation, the player won’t receive the benefits of Judge Sweeney’s order granting the injunction.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Most famous are the hijras, who traditionally attended weddings, births, and religious ceremonies across the subcontinent, offering blessings and receiving gifts or alms in return.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
  • Where challenges entered, our determination, imaginations, creativity and dedication to keep America strong have reaped blessings and success.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of blessings
Noun
  • Disney’s live-action remakes have largely been box-office boons for the company, with a few exceptions.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This is one of the biggest boons of our studio becoming a part of Netflix.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Definition of boons
Noun
  • Reid’s constancy is one of the gifts that has led him to the pinnacle of the NFL as the fourth-winningest coach in league history.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The couple received plenty of gifts from famous friends and family, including Love Is Blind hosts Vanessa and Nick Lachey.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of gifts
Noun
  • Scientific talent had started to return, drawn by generous lab funding and signing bonuses that could exceed a hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Certain business credit cards have absolutely huge welcome bonuses with equally massive spending requirements.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonuses

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