windfall

noun

ˈwin(d)-ˌfȯl How to pronounce windfall (audio)
Definition of windfallnext
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 By Preeti Singh, Bloomberg A California pension’s tiny SpaceX investment has ballooned to about $2 billion, creating a windfall for the portfolio — and an unexpected headache. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 The number uses an unrealistic 2001 baseline that projected endless surpluses, as if the late-1990s revenue windfall would last forever. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 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 The Raiders moved to Las Vegas for the cash windfall and sacrificed their once-legendary home-field advantage in Oakland. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for windfall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfall
  1. benefit
  2. blessing
  3. boon
  4. gift
Noun
  • The material benefit of the Emmys — of all awards shows, really — is almost entirely intangible.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The opportunity to learn from professionals in the field about working on engines and also learning from Miami-Dade College professors has been a huge benefit, said Rangel, the auto tech.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefit
Noun
  • With the blessing of their estates, dead actors like John Wayne are having their voices resurrected by AI.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Foreign ambassadors laid wreaths and the Patriarch of Lisbon, a senior Catholic church official, offered a blessing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of blessing
Noun
  • As told in the Devi Mahatmya, the gods are beset by the demon (asura) Mahishasura, who received a boon that he cannot be killed by a man—but he can be killed by a woman.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The diminished focus and declining military presence that so concern South Korea are a boon to its neighbor, China.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of boon
Noun
  • To be with people of different ages, races, and experiences is a gift.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gift

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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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