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bonanza
[ buh-nan-zuh, boh- ]
noun
- a rich mass of ore, as found in mining.
- a source of great and sudden wealth or luck; a spectacular windfall:
The play proved to be a bonanza for its lucky backers.
bonanza
/ bəˈnænzə /
noun
- a source, usually sudden and unexpected, of luck or wealth
- a mine or vein rich in ore
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Example Sentences
They converted what should have been a long-overdue moral reckoning into a shallow and hysterical ratings bonanza.
It is a wildlife bonanza, and yet even the most brilliantly colored species somehow make themselves invisible.
The disappearance of MA Flight 370 has proved a ratings bonanza, particularly for CNN.
The protests are also a bonanza for the European Union, which has been suffering from a spate of bad PR recently.
Unfortunately for Venezuela, the old petro-state was overwhelmed by the oil bonanza of the 1970s.
The richest bonanza that the "mother lode" ever yielded he struck.
Do not rashly abandon your career on the railway on the off-chance of a vocal Bonanza.
Go ask it of the fishers of San Lucar and the pirates of Bonanza, where the tale has been told for generations.
He is a perfectly stunning literary bonanza, and must be dug up and put on the market.
Bonanza and Eldorado Kings, with money to burn, were leaving for the Outside because they could buy no grub.
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