gifts 1 of 2

plural of gift

gifts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gift

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gifts
Noun
Bellen's parents focused more on nurturing their children's gifts and interests like entrepreneurship and education and supporting their endeavors. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Over the years, Chivayo gave away dozens of luxury cars, buses, cash and other gifts to celebrities, church leaders, sports figures, politicians and social media followers, frequently broadcasting his largesse online. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Gaviria and Stearns said the donors would not be offered any advantage or access for their gifts. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 The Hope Center Foundation, United Power for Action and Justice, and Salem Baptist Church of Chicago were on hand to provide keys and housewarming gifts. — Bennett Lawson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 While such gifts can help to reinforce certain values, Pennington says that is not the only reason more people are choosing not to wait until after they’re gone to give away money. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Sort five years of tribute gifts by the person being honored, not the donor. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The presentation extends to Brazilian stationery, gifts, homeware and jewelry brands including Fine Prints, MH Studio, Paper House, Dipa Farm and Ju Scarpa, as well as international additions such as Borsalino, Monies, Sermoneta and Olympia Le-Tan. — David Moin, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The two held a private meeting with aides in the Oval Office after participating in a military review in the Rose Garden and exchanging gifts in the Blue Room. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
The family asked for donations to be made to the singer's Imagination Library, a children's literacy program that gifts free books to kids from birth to age 5, in lieu of flowers. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The account owner or any contributor then gifts after-tax dollars to the account. — Christine Fletcher, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 To drive home his point, Niccolò gifts Medici a manuscript based on his years of keeping counsel with warlords and royals. — Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 Seeing his grandson suffer, Geppetto (Richard Brake) gifts him a new companion, the titular puppet. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 June 2026 The Godfather of Harlem star, who has portrayed the character for more than 350 episodes, reveals that every day and every new script gifts him with a new life lesson. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Then, in an act of generosity, Isaac gifts Jay’s recliner to the basement ghosts. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026 World tennis champion Jannik Sinner gifts a tennis racket to Pope Leo XIV, during a private meeting, on May 14, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 The beloved icon has a long history of philanthropy, including her incredible Imagination Library program that gifts children around the country with books. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifts
Noun
  • The site also continues to ask for donations for GoFundMe to help Hilton’s mother, who has temporary custody.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Yes campaign described the donations as a routine tactic.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The event will bring together more than 1,000 hairstylists, salon professionals, industry leaders and international talents.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Technology helps skilled crew members work with greater precision and confidence, and the benefits of technology will not be fully realized without the talents of these experts.
    — Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bonuses for deal registration that brings new pipeline rather than blesses existing opportunities.
    — Jason Atkins, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When Mother Nature blesses the area with heavy snow, tee up for a day of skiing at nearby Windham and Hunter mountains, post up with s’mores in front of the fire pits on the property, or unwind in its Finnish-style sauna.
    — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • While this stellar nursery is normally a dazzling, easy sight through binoculars, tonight's viewing dynamic presents a unique and dramatic observation challenge.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • View this post on Instagram Keeping dozens of underwater vehicles coordinated presents a tougher problem than simply programming each drone to follow a route.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
    — GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This extreme foregrounding of character in terms of action endows the cast with a retrospective air of typecasting, in a positive sense—the actors seem made for their parts, coalescing with their characters temperamentally.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The catharsis of moments like this—and the unpredictability with which they’re deployed—endows Oen Sujet’s music with delight worth chasing, but the climb doesn’t always feel equal to the drop.
    — Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Consumer habits also proved more stubbornly set than PowerPoint presentations had suggested.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Unpopular Opinion is one of several events that takes PowerPoint-style presentations out of their traditional setting — the office or the classroom — and puts them front and center in a social scene.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Met Store sells jewelry, home gifts, books, stationery, and other knick-knacks inspired by the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This sect of floor lamp marries lighting with elevated function thanks to a side table affixed to the base that can balance smaller knick knacks.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Gifts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifts. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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