make a fortune

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line one's pockets v.
succeed v.

VERB

line one's pockets

Synonyms

WEAK

clean up coin money feather one's nest fill one's pockets get rich have one's ship come in have the golden touch make a bundle make a mint make a wad put money in one's pocket strike it rich

VERB

succeed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve benefit flourish gain get overcome prevail prosper realize thrive triumph win

STRONG

acquire arrive avail conquer distance earn fulfill hit obtain outdistance outwit possess profit reap receive recover retrieve score secure surmount vanquish work worst

WEAK

be successful carry off come off do all right do the trick get to the top grow famous make good make it make out pull off turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit give in hinder languish lose miss pass surrender yield

STRONG

give give up offer relinquish

WEAK

precede

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make a fortune

Some people are going to make a fortune in the future using AI to pick stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

And they see a chance to make a fortune.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Hua's wishes for the Year of the Horse were straightforward: "Of course, I hope to make a fortune, have a smooth life and stay healthy."

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

What has emerged is the hope that anyone, with the right product and a little bit of luck, can make a fortune in K-beauty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

Barringer believed that the crater had been formed by a ten-million-ton meteor, heavily freighted with iron and nickel, and it was his confident expectation that he would make a fortune digging it out.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

make a fortune

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