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
  • The dinner was held under Queen Rania’s patronage, and the event honored the achievements of the nonprofit’s beneficiaries, expressed appreciation for its donors for their ongoing support, and aimed to secure funding for a new cohort of Jordanian youth to complete their higher education.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • The goal is to speed up the distribution of care — including blood for testing, lab samples needed for diagnoses, and tissue used to help match organ donors with recipients.
    Olivianna Calmes, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • His wealth enabled him to become one of the largest private landowners and wealthiest philanthropists in the United States.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Rather than taking large donations from wealthy philanthropists or corporations, the approach would be to raise small amounts of money from large numbers of participants.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 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 7 May. 2026.

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