ALMSGIVERS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

almsgivers

noun

plural of almsgiver

as in fairy godmothers

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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

Definition of fairy godmothers

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What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026
Sanders needs Alabama’s gravitas or Texas Tech’s sugar daddies.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025

Definition of sugar daddies

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China also pays plasma donors, but caps donations at every fortnight, up to 24 times a year – far fewer times than the US, where donors can roll up their sleeves up to twice a week, 104 times a year.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The Franklin and Hamilton statues are from anonymous donors, according to the White House.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of donors

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The author who became one of the world's most famous (and secretive) philanthropists, is self-publishing a new book.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
More than $60 million was raised for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund through a $1 allocation from every tournament ticket sold, contributions and royalties from the artists and donations from corporations and philanthropists.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of philanthropists

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After Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s popular Democratic governor, endorsed Stevens last week, El-Sayed explained the choice as the inevitable product of the two women’s benefactors.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Working with patrons Anadol counters that anyone can have free access to the models his studio develops, and that there's nothing new about contemporary artists' relationships with rich and powerful benefactors.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026

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