gifts 1 of 2

noun

plural of gift
1
as in donations
something given to someone without expectation of a return gave him an unusual birthday gift

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2
as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability has a gift for making guests feel right at home

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gifts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gift
as in blesses
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't

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Recent Examples of gifts
Noun
Though holiday gifting may not yet be on your radar, keep in mind that the sale is a great opportunity to stock up on gifts for various occasions, stress-free. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Strengthen limitations on gifts and gratuities from vendors doing business with or seeking to do business with the district to board members and their families. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026 The experts warned the commissioners’ gifts might become central in legal challenges and said the Justice Department should investigate potential violations of federal rules or laws. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 Some of its greatest gifts arrive disguised as boredom — an afternoon with nothing scheduled, a bike pointed toward a friend’s house, a library book that unexpectedly becomes impossible to put down. — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026 The three have pushed legislation to restrict PAC donations or gifts to Supreme Court justices, portraying it as an effort to rein in elites. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026 For singular souvenirs and gifts, stop by Greet Verbeke’s namesake antique shop, where the proprietor herself will readily give you a tour of her favorite pieces. — New York Times, 16 July 2026 MacKenzie Scott’s giving, for example, has drawn attention because of its large, unrestricted gifts to nonprofits, a model widely discussed for giving organizations more room to act on their own judgment. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Buffett also traditionally gives additional gifts to his family foundations around Thanksgiving each year. — Josh Funk, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Verb
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 The best Studio Ghibli gifts to buy Totoro is a Studio Ghibli fan favorite, and this fluffy Totoro Catbus is one of the film’s most recognizable icons. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 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 The Capital One Venture X also gifts you 10,000 bonus miles each account anniversary, which is worth at least $100 in travel. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026 Cowboys-Commanders gifts us two hugely disappointing teams eliminated from playoff contention. — Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifts
  1. donations
  2. talents
  3. blesses
  4. presents
  5. aptitudes
  6. endows
  7. presentations
  8. knacks
Noun
  • Hours after his office announced the probe, Newsom sent supporters an email soliciting donations for his Campaign For Democracy political action committee.
    — Lia Russell July 15, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • For years, the Gates Foundation was the largest recipient of his annual Berkshire donations.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of donations
Noun
  • Walker is among the scores of All-Star talents leading a modest uptick of Black baseball players in the major leagues.
    — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • The selection will also serve as a showcase for some of Spain’s finest acting talents.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of talents
Verb
  • Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer blesses your 11th house of friends, community and long-term hopes, making collaboration warmer and all the more promising.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Definition of blesses
Noun
  • The new $24 million educational hub, set to open in Spring of 2028, will become an international mecca for advancing the practical and economic solutions that regenerative organic agriculture presents.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Inside the largest house the boys had ever been in was an enormous Christmas tree with a pile of presents underneath it, all for them.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of presents
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
Definition of aptitudes
Verb
  • The unique porous structure of this magnesium foam endows the material with exceptional mechanical properties, combining high formability with high energy absorption.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
  • Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of endows
Noun
  • Sweden’s Petra Fagerström will make her LFW runway debut, while Francesca Lake and Gui Rosa will put on their first LFW presentations.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
  • In 2009, the Directors’ Guild and the Writers’ Guild objected when the TV Academy revealed a plan to pre-tape award presentations in eight categories before the show.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of presentations
Noun
  • This will help create more space for decor or other knick-knacks around your home and will give you peace of mind for having all of your mail in one place.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, The Spruce, 10 July 2026
  • Donate your knick-knacks to the thrift store for the true collectors to snatch up.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Definition of knacks

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