fistful
noun
fist·ful
ˈfist-ˌfu̇l 
1
: handful
a fistful of coins
2
: a considerable number or amount
a whole fistful of musicians—
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- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of fistful in a Sentence
She has won a fistful of awards.
repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money
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The case started in 2020 when King’s campaign committee posted a version of the meme of Griner’s son, an 11-month-old with a determined look on his face, clenching a fistful of sand.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
In a demanding run, a trip to Middlesbrough on December 29 is another of Burnley’s fistful of fixtures.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
If you're tempted to randomly gather a fistful of strands and throw them in the trash, think twice.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
In a demanding run, a trip to Middlesbrough on December 29 is another of Burnley’s fistful of fixtures.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
If you're tempted to randomly gather a fistful of strands and throw them in the trash, think twice.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Fistful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fistful. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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