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What is another word for bonanzas?

Pronunciation: [bənˈanzəz] (IPA)

Bonanzas refers to instances or situations that are exceptionally profitable or fortunate. There are many synonyms that can be used to describe bonanzas, such as windfalls, jackpots, gold mines, boons, bounties, blessings, and strokes of luck. These words all describe different kinds of lucky or profitable events or situations. Windfalls often refer to unexpected or accidental benefits, while jackpots relate more specifically to gambling winnings. Gold mines and boons suggest long-term or consistent good fortune, while bounties and blessings indicate a sense of generosity or abundance. All of these words are useful for describing positive events and outcomes that bring good luck or financial gain.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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He said: "San Francisco has not been stirred by any mining discovery since the opening up of the great bonanzas on the Comstock Lode in Nevada, nearly thirty years ago, as it has been by the stories of two score sun-tanned and hard-featured miners who have returned from the new Klondyke camp on the Yukon River in far Alaska.
"All about the Klondyke gold mines"
J. Armoy Knox J. G. Pratt
Many educated families from New England, disappointed in not finding the much talked of bonanzas, were living in log cabins, in solitary places, miles from any neighbors.
"Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897"
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
But there are other reasons for this interest,-the gambler's chance for quick returns, the "lure of gold," the possibility of "getting something for nothing," the mushroom nature of certain branches of the industry, the element of mystery related to nature's secrets, and the conception of minerals as bonanzas with ready-made value, merely awaiting discovery and requiring no effort to make them valuable.
"The Economic Aspect of Geology"
C. K. Leith

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