gusher
Americannoun
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a person who gushes, as in being unusually effusive or sentimental
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something, such as a spurting oil well, that gushes
Etymology
Origin of gusher
Example Sentences
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That turned into a gusher eight years later, when Whitney Houston covered “I Will Always Love You,” the very song Elvis had coveted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Active managers have the option of just mirroring the index and making themselves irrelevant or picking stocks with smaller index weights not lifted as much by the gusher of savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
For investors with conviction, the stock could be a gusher into 2027.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
The landowners are sitting on a gas gusher.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
At Titusville, he bored a hole to a depth of sixty-nine feet and got the world’s first gusher.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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