as in few
a small number
only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike
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Fusing sounds of Afroswing, Alté, R&B, and Afropop, Odeal has paved his own lane and released a handful of projects since his initial act.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
For the most part, the Draconids are quiet, offering only a handful of visible meteors.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Visitors can choose from a handful of tour options.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
While the pair is a near identical carry over from the store’s ’17 Air Max 97 project, the Air Max 95 features a small handful of differences.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
For the most part, the Draconids are quiet, offering only a handful of visible meteors.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Visitors can choose from a handful of tour options.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
While the pair is a near identical carry over from the store’s ’17 Air Max 97 project, the Air Max 95 features a small handful of differences.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handful
couple
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Spirit Halloween's fantastic costume sets can work for couples or groups of up to four.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Handful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handful. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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