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 Do not overlook the impact of any financial windfalls, either. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026 Also, the windfalls are subject to taxes and withholdings, and stock options are vested on varying schedules. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 The mostly male, mostly young consumers of this content came up in the pandemic days of meme stock windfalls, speculative crypto investments, and hypebeast product drops. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 In the early stages, an aspiring short seller should seek knowledge acquisition more than financial windfalls. — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 But on the other side of that coin, those windfalls will also set a higher bar for comparisons next year due to the inflated numbers this season. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 Orange County commissioners accepted — with reservations and some argument — a citizen panel’s recommendations for how to spend future tourist-tax windfalls, advice that left out a convention center expansion and a billion-dollar baseball stadium. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 OpenAI and Anthropic employees could theoretically pool their IPO windfalls and buy nearly 29% of all homes in the San Francisco metro area, according to Redfin. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Carbonara’s novel campaign investment methods have given his campaign some windfalls. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfalls
  1. benefits
  2. blessings
  3. boons
  4. gifts
  5. bonuses
Noun
  • The benefits of space exploration extend well beyond the Moon, potentially driving advances in energy storage, electric vehicles and other technologies on Earth.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Through their relationship, New York Zakat Inc benefits from the services of a professional grant-making staff of one of the largest philanthropic organizations in New York City.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and humanist blessings closed the ceremony.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The reporters would ask questions about the latest intrigue, while the pilgrims would ask for prayers and blessings.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of blessings
Noun
  • Lower agricultural revenue would leave the government with less money, and lower domestic food production would drive up consumer prices—both boons to the most extreme Peronist populists running against Milei in 2027.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Live captioning, one of the biggest boons of waveguide smart glasses, also works well on the MemoMind.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of boons
Noun
  • Scroll on for gifts from these brands, plus rhode, Rare Beauty, BIODANCE, Bath & Body Works and so many more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The gifts build on the museum’s existing holdings while creating connections with its library and garden.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of gifts
Noun
  • Underdog is offering new users a chance to earn $100 in bonuses from a $5 wager using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In recent months, the AP reported extensively on strikes of frontline healthcare and support workers over unpaid salaries, bonuses and dangerous conditions in eastern Congo.
    — Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonuses

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“Windfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfalls. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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