handshake
noun
hand·shake
ˈhan(d)-ˌshāk 
: a clasping usually of right hands by two people (as in greeting or farewell)
Examples of handshake in a Sentence
She greeted him with a handshake.
He has a firm handshake.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Nothing seems to have changed in Dallas, with the Cowboys holding firm on their position that a handshake agreement was reached in March and that, regardless, Micah Parsons is under contract.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Negotiators had scrambled to solidify July’s handshake agreement, which faced backlash from within the bloc.
—Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The warm handshake before your phone whispers your every movement to Big Tech behind your back.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for handshake
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“Handshake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handshake. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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handshake
noun
hand·shake
-ˌshāk
: a clasping of hands by two people especially in greeting or farewell
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