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 To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025 In a poor country like Russia, handing out fistfuls of rubles is the very definition of desperation. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025 Multiple voices in one hand blended into fistfuls of color, and perplexing emphases on accompaniment figures served to distract, rather than elucidate, the musical argument. Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp. Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fistful
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Noun
  • In 60 days, just one tentative trade deal with the U.K. has been made, despite promises that dozens would be reached.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
  • Two dozen regular attendees were also marked with red paint dots, to assess behavioral patterns of those seen frequenting the park's handful of drinking fountains.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • After finishing third in the state and returning a ton of talent, though, the mindset has shifted.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • DraftKings Sportsbook will have a ton of different ways to get in on the action during the NBA playoffs.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • It’s been a bumper seven days for law enforcement working on cyber and dark web investigations, who have accomplished a slew of takedowns, arrests and seizures across the world.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.
    Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
  • Break the problem into manageable chunks through three forms of parallelism.
    Jitender Jain, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The Panthers are likely to add a veteran to this bunch, but for now, Richardson seems to have a significant leg up.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • With most of their money tied up in three players who share more or less the same set of skills (albeit to varying degrees) and a bunch of flawed complimentary pieces, the Suns have arguably the least cohesive roster in the league.
    Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
  • And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • More than the Martini or the Manhattan, the Martinez evokes that Gilded Age, an echo of a long past era reflected in the quantity of vermouth and the unusual character of maraschino.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025
  • Loveland, Grand Junction, and Aspen are among the top destinations for outdoor galleries, housing original artwork in museum-like quantities amid the fresh air.
    Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are also examples of how profit—and the influence and wealth that come with it—can be leveraged to improve not just a company or an industry, but the entire world.
    Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 June 2025
  • Brian Eagle, of Fishers, is an Indianapolis attorney, author and wealth strategy consultant.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025

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“Fistful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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