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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Baker was in his late-fifties, a no-nonsense investigator with more than 35 years of experience, tall and thin with a bald head under a cowboy hat, prominent smile lines, and a steel-grip handshake.
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The segment ended with a handshake between the two lifelong friends, leaving Copeland's future in AEW uncertain.
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Personal interactions have been characterized by uncomfortably long handshakes and macho knee-slapping.
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Two years ago, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went under for almost half a day, during which time multiple artists worked together on producing a full leg sleeve depicting, among other things, a Pegasus, a moose, the Dallas skyline, and a firm handshake.
—John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The segment ended with a handshake between the two lifelong friends, leaving Copeland's future in AEW uncertain.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Personal interactions have been characterized by uncomfortably long handshakes and macho knee-slapping.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Two years ago, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went under for almost half a day, during which time multiple artists worked together on producing a full leg sleeve depicting, among other things, a Pegasus, a moose, the Dallas skyline, and a firm handshake.
—John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Handshake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handshake. Accessed 29 Sep. 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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