as in benefit
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 windfall
The company in 2023 streamed a package of late-Sunday-morning baseball games on its Peacock streaming service, then opted to let the rights go as the league sought a bigger financial windfall.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 May 2025
While this weekend’s winners are in for big windfalls, their tickets were one number from scoring the jackpot prize.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments In any case, the trouble in the oil world is a windfall for many consumers filling up their gas tanks.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
An irresponsible steward of his life-transforming windfall, he’s fallen behind on his property taxes.
—Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 May 2025
While this weekend’s winners are in for big windfalls, their tickets were one number from scoring the jackpot prize.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments In any case, the trouble in the oil world is a windfall for many consumers filling up their gas tanks.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
An irresponsible steward of his life-transforming windfall, he’s fallen behind on his property taxes.
—Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
Noun
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Lost baggage has a maximum benefit of $2,500 per person.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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The attraction includes affordability, access to nature, and the growing food and drink scene — all of which benefit visitors, too.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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At the time, did you guys view Shane’s near-instant firing from Saturday Night Live a bummer or a blessing?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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And Trump’s powerful need to not be held accountable has been a kind of blessing (oddly defined) for the economy.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Read on to learn why upping your intake of resistant starch can be a boon for your gut and beyond and exactly how to get more of this good stuff into your diet.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
29 May 2025
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The presence of more premium seating and luxury suites in the current Yankee Stadium has been a boon for the franchise.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
29 May 2025
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Neither Hezbollah nor the state had come to survey the extensive damage, although Hezbollah had given Abdullah and others who had lost their homes between twelve thousand to fourteen thousand dollars apiece, part of what the group’s leader called a gift from Iran.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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