ALMSGIVER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

almsgiver

noun

as in fairy godmother

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Noun

Miley Cyrus is paying tribute to her late fairy godmother Dolly Parton after her death at age 80.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Dory, who is the baby of her three-kid family, invents friends, villains and a bearded fairy godmother for company.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

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These are people who are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from their billionaire sugar daddies, like Harlan Crow.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Sennott plays Danielle, a bisexual college senior who sits shiva with her family after sleeping with her sugar daddy.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accepted more than $10,000 in campaign contributions from a conservative news CEO and a Kansas car dealer that exceeded limits for individual donors set by state law, a new ethics complaint alleges.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
The shop, which has been converting EVs since 2009, chose the Model S as the donor vehicle because its components would fit into the Silver Shadow’s undercarriage without much trouble, especially because of the car’s ample ground clearance.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026

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Former First Lady Laura Bush was again in the front row, flanked this year by philanthropist Lee Ann White and Dallas Cowboys owners Gene and Jerry Jones.

— Holly Haber, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
In 2026, the fair is honoring Helen Storrow, the philanthropist and preservationist who helped shape its home cooking programs and championed simple, farm-to-table recipes.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

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