as in loads
a considerable amount
repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money
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Recent Examples of fistful
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.
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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
This summer, with the Biden campaign in disarray, Trump won a fistful of high-profile endorsements from outspoken tycoons such as Elon Musk.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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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
This summer, with the Biden campaign in disarray, Trump won a fistful of high-profile endorsements from outspoken tycoons such as Elon Musk.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistful
Noun
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He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to pharmaceuticals.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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There are also about 60 other bottles of various Pappy Van Winkle expressions, eight bottles of A.H. Hirsch bourbon, and dozens of bottles of Eagle Rare, Four Roses, George T. Stagg, and WhistlePig Boss Hog.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This purports to be the cost of the damage caused by the release of each additional ton of CO2 into the atmosphere.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Mar. 2025
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But a ton of talent should return, starting with guards Wesley Yates and Desmond Claude.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Goldman Sachs says there’s a slew of stocks the firm likes that are well positioned in an uncertain macro environment.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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The exact circumstances surrounding the swan's death remain unclear, but a slew of social media post suggested its death may have been student-caused.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Atlanta will be without Murphy, Acuña Jr., and Strider for a chunk of the 2025 season.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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What happens in Adolescence A large chunk of the first episode goes through the tedious procedures of entering the criminal justice system—the questioning, the fingerprints, walking up and down stairs to various rooms.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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Setting up a solar mirror has to be -- and in real life absolutely would be -- as interesting as fighting a bunch of orcs in a room.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Walmart's push shows how rising geopolitical tensions are set to reshape global supply chains and pile pressure on U.S. consumers already grappling with cost-of-living stresses.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The trestle will require the installation of some 1,200 36-inch steel piles covering an area of 400,000 square feet with the top of the pile being 10 feet above the Patapsco’s mean high-water line, according to the Army Corps.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2025
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He and another competitive snowboarder were named in a search warrant for a house in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, that was investigated for growing large quantities of marijuana, according to The Vancouver Sun.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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By 2006, he was investigated in Canada for growing large quantities of marijuana though he wasn’t charged, Olympic records note.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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And there are a wealth of productions for Cooperman to pull from, as the award-winning, nationally recognized CRT is a rotating company, which performs up to five different shows in a single weekend.—
Lauren Wissot,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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What Happens Next Tesla's performance will be crucial in determining whether Musk's wealth continues to decline or rebound.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Fistful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistful. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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