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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Both immediately approached their podiums, foregoing a handshake, a departure from debate tradition.
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Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
On Friday afternoon, the mayor and the speaker are expected to do a ceremonial handshake on a budget agreement, and the Council is then expected to gavel in for an unusual Sunday session to vote on the deal before the midnight deadline.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
Yet five years ago, their work in the city’s political sphere — as highlighted in reams of handshake photographs posted by Andy Duong to his Instagram page — garnered new scrutiny from state and local regulators.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
David thumped Nathan Vo, the venture capitalist, amicably on the shoulder, and Antoni Bresciani, who stood at Rhys’s side with a glass of bourbon in hand, got a firm handshake.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
On Friday afternoon, the mayor and the speaker are expected to do a ceremonial handshake on a budget agreement, and the Council is then expected to gavel in for an unusual Sunday session to vote on the deal before the midnight deadline.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
Yet five years ago, their work in the city’s political sphere — as highlighted in reams of handshake photographs posted by Andy Duong to his Instagram page — garnered new scrutiny from state and local regulators.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
David thumped Nathan Vo, the venture capitalist, amicably on the shoulder, and Antoni Bresciani, who stood at Rhys’s side with a glass of bourbon in hand, got a firm handshake.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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“Handshake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handshake. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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