as in few
a small number
only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike
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Recent Examples of handful
Princess Kate also dabbles in a handful of additional hobbies – including sports.
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Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Tech has become a launchpad for founders to quickly gain 10-figure net worths, with the likes of Scale AI’s Lucy Guo and Alexandr Wang skyrocketing to billionaire status just a handful of years after creating their innovations.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The program is one of only a handful of original series on the network, which may have also bolstered its case.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Their classmates are also assigned to be leaders of a handful of other groups.
—Kaleb Demerew, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Tech has become a launchpad for founders to quickly gain 10-figure net worths, with the likes of Scale AI’s Lucy Guo and Alexandr Wang skyrocketing to billionaire status just a handful of years after creating their innovations.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The program is one of only a handful of original series on the network, which may have also bolstered its case.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Their classmates are also assigned to be leaders of a handful of other groups.
—Kaleb Demerew, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handful
couple
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While Aldrin is very much alive, his wife, Anca Faur, died Tuesday at age 66, just two years after the couple married.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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While the hosts dressed up to match the western theme, other couples took the opportunity to demonstrate their own creativity with their costumes.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Handful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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