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
And besides that, everybody else benefits from being able to enjoy their special gifts. — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 About 90% of her California education gifts, though, went to higher education. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The 3,000-square-foot storefront will sell everything from gifts to plants to frozen meals, shop owner Nicole Haas told BusinessDen. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors caught the elder Spitze helping his son contact four minor victims to try silencing them with gifts or orders to destroy evidence. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026 The café features items left by the crew and gifts received from her time working with Pixar and Disney. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 20 Aug. 2026 Agencies with the authority to accept gifts include the Justice Department, the State Department and the Library of Congress. — Ellen P. Aprill, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 After that, the two tinkered with a few start-up concepts, including one meant to help people surprise their friends with gifts—like wine at a restaurant. — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026 People were more reluctant to use AI when choosing gifts for close friends. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifts
  1. donations
  2. talents
  3. blesses
  4. presents
  5. aptitudes
  6. endows
  7. presentations
  8. knacks
Noun
  • The Grocery Spot is now appealing to the community for financial support, warning that without additional donations it could be forced to close.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The hospital’s only refrigerator capable of storing blood donations was also damaged by a power surge following the quake, rendering transfusions impossible.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of donations
Noun
  • The Sacramento Bee staff includes several people who’ve brought their journalistic talents to California’s capital.
    — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The chances of all four talents starting together are increasing, however, in what will be a special moment for Barcelona and La Masia.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 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
  • Christmas presents remain a crucial ritual, even when the present is half an apple.
    — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Buffalo’s vulnerable secondary presents an opportunity for offensive coordinator Nick Coleman to attack vertically with explosive receivers like Greg Gaines III and Kyle McNeal.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 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 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
  • 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
Definition of endows
Noun
  • Canva Moves Beyond Making Things Look Good Teachers already use Canva for presentations, worksheets, newsletters and much more.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The suite includes Word for documents, Excel for spreadsheets and data analysis, PowerPoint for presentations, Outlook for email, OneNote for notes, and Access for database management.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of presentations
Noun
  • Streamline open shelves and reduce the amount of decor, especially small knick-knacks.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
  • During your decluttering spree, don’t forget to step into your closet to see what other knick-knacks can go.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of knacks

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“Gifts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifts. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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