as in loads
a considerable amount
repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money
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Recent Examples of fistful
The visitor handed Warren, 40, a fistful of balloons then shot her dead and walked out to a Chrysler sedan.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
But, unlike many other celebrity spirits projects, these two are heavily involved, and their whiskeys have garnered a fistful of prestigious awards since their launch in 2021.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In other words, complex carbs, like sweet potatoes and legumes, fill you up and energize you for longer than, say, a fistful of Tootsie Rolls.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Stall-holders sold ‘Deutscher Meister’ (German champions) 2024 T-shirts every few hundred yards and fans bought them in fistfuls.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
But, unlike many other celebrity spirits projects, these two are heavily involved, and their whiskeys have garnered a fistful of prestigious awards since their launch in 2021.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In other words, complex carbs, like sweet potatoes and legumes, fill you up and energize you for longer than, say, a fistful of Tootsie Rolls.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Stall-holders sold ‘Deutscher Meister’ (German champions) 2024 T-shirts every few hundred yards and fans bought them in fistfuls.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistful
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Last year, two dozen four-bedroom homes in an oceanfront Manhattan Beach neighborhood rented for a median price of $16,000 a month, according to data from the multiple listing service.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Nearly a dozen calls to the city’s 311 service in recent days tipped officials to the sightings.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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And with a power-to-weight ratio of 678 hp per ton, and active aerodynamics, the Senna has razor-sharp responsiveness that, according to the marque, surpasses even the 986 hp, track-only McLaren P1 GTR for pure engagement.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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For too long, Big Pharma has filled the airwaves with tons of commercials to fuel demand for its products while failing to disclose the inflated, ever-increasing price of these medications.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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In attendance to support her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Swift donned a $5,000 Monogrammed Jacquard Knit Jacket along with a slew of expensive accessories.—
Caroline Thayer,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — A slew of releases last week demonstrate how Chinese companies such as DeepSeek and ByteDance have moved quickly with artificial intelligence models that compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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Large chunks of the property have been used for recycling and composting operations since 1995.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The lefty is coming off a horrendous year and Arizona would likely eat a large chunk of his contract to move him.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the second-most notable duo of the bunch, albeit by a wide margin, will be on display this Sunday when the Chiefs host the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Despite a small amount of coconut sugar and stevia in the mix, this was the most bitter of the bunch.—
Ali Francis,
Bon Appétit,
23 Jan. 2025
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If not suitable for propagation, branch trimmings can be kept for a wildlife-sheltering brush pile or added to a compost pile.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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What was promised as a more disciplined Trump 2.0 has actually emerged as a completely predictable pile of improvisations.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sizes range from 1 by 2 inches to 4 by 6 inches, at prices that work out to as little as 1 cent or as much as 11 cents per label, depending on the type, size, and quantity.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Feb. 2025
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Whatever the reason, barbarians likely used the spoons either to snort powdered substances, or to measure out a quantity to place into drinks like beer, or into pipes to be smoked.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal, and all of these many betrayals that have taken place, and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed, their freedom.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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