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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of windfalls 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfalls
  1. benefits
  2. blessings
  3. boons
  4. gifts
  5. bonuses
Noun
  • Moreno’s involvement and willingness to listen to particularly star-level players had its benefits.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But both fit a category of technology that has some clear benefits, but also clear avenues for abuse.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Some served the hundreds of pilgrims who visit each day, others to seek the saint's blessings.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Galliano met with Jewish leaders and rabbis following the scandal and received blessings from groups like the Anti-Defamation League.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of blessings
Noun
  • The rewards Gates, ever the optimist, also outlines some major boons the technology holds.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of boons
Noun
  • Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Those gifts included rodeo tickets, an alligator wallet and two cowboy hats, according to the report.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of gifts
Noun
  • The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Yankees parted with Rowland at the end of last season after years of awarding millions in bonuses to international free agents who didn’t pan out, particularly ones from Latin American.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonuses

Browse Nearby Words

windfall
windfalls
windiness
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Windfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfalls. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of gist

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All