Synonyms for windfall
ˈwɪndˌfɔlwind·fall

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1. windfallnoun

   fruit that has fallen from the tree

   Synonyms:
   gold rush, godsend, boom, gravy, bonanza, bunce, manna from heaven

2. boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, buncenoun

   a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

   "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

   Synonyms:
   miraculous food, thunder, bonanza, roar, microphone boom, boom, gravy, pan gravy, gold rush, godsend, manna from heaven, manna, roaring, bunce

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1. • Edible Fruit
   • Happening

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1. windfallnoun

   Synonyms:
   godsend, unexpected gift, good luck, run of luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck

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1. windfallnoun

   Synonyms:
   godsend, boon

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1. List of paraphrases for "windfall":

   manna, windthrow, godsend, blowdown, bonanza

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How to use windfall in a sentence?

1. Ryan Sweet:

   Consumers have an enormous windfall to spend from lower gasoline prices.

2. Attorney General William Barr:

   Were talking about people hoarding these goods and materials on an industrial scale for the purposes of manipulating the market and ultimately driving windfall profits.

3. James Clapper:

   They've been funded anyway even with the sanctions regime, so I'm sure they'll get some money but I don't think it'll be a huge windfall for them.

4. Padme Amidala:

   So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause. - Padme Amidala - Tory MPs have voted down a bid to impose a windfall tax on oil and gas giants that could save families £600. Despite Brits facing a cost of living crisis, Conservatives rejected a Labour amendment to the Queen's Speech backing a one-off levy on North Sea firms to help struggling Brits. MPs rejected the move by 310 votes to 248, and not one Tory MP backed it.

5. Brandon Rees:

   The executive has received a windfall based on the bull market, which isn’t always attributable to their own performance, and that’s wrong.