almsgivers

Definition of almsgiversnext
plural of almsgiver
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Noun
  • Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sanders needs Alabama’s gravitas or Texas Tech’s sugar daddies.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Currently filming in Hong Kong, Peaches follows Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said a consistent theme in several Democratic primaries this year has been pushing candidates to be more aligned with working-class voters over corporate donors.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.
    William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Many other pledges have poured in from philanthropists and corporate America, potentially expanding the program’s reach.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • There was his divorce from Mackenzie Scott, and the fact that Scott has now become one of the world’s biggest philanthropists.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Hire better investors, stewards, and benefactors of the people’s trust.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • While fashion brands or tech behemoths like Instagram typically underwrite the affair, this year Amazon co-founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos, and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are the event’s main benefactors.
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
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“Almsgivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almsgivers. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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