HAND-HOLDINGS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

hand-holdings

noun

plural of hand-holding

as in attentions

patient and attentive guidance encouragement, or instruction New computer users often require a good deal of hand-holding.

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Noun

Each new spot is an imaginative wonderland and will captivate the attentions of little ones, and parents.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
But this is not a restaurant built for restraint; turn your attentions to Les Grands, a selection of jumbo desserts, each big enough to feed a quorum.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Definition of attentions

Noun

Before Monday, Eldridge had played first base in each of the Giants’ last 11 games, committing just one error and collecting nine assists.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Boston had 22 points and six assists in Saturday’s 109-102 loss at the New York Liberty.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of assists

Noun

With no passing vehicles to call on for help, the pair began walking across the salt flats in search of assistance.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
At the elementary level, independence may include children organizing their own assignments, managing time, asking for help, and accepting responsibility.

— Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of help

Noun

From there, the software can automatically repair models, orient them for printing, generate supports, arrange parts on the build plate, slice the file, and send it directly to the printer.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Structure for learning, or whether a school has clear systems and supports in place, including consistent behavioral standards and high academic expectations, also predicted meaningful declines in the share of chronically absent students.

— Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

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