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
Zuriguel is now exploring the handful of pressure waves that ripple through this crowd where people push against each other from the back of the plaza to the front.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
In recent years, a growing share of the stock market’s growth has been driven by a handful of large tech companies that are making sizeable investments in AI.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But for Jim Cramer, a handful of mergers and acquisition deals announced today isn’t to be ignored.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Cortina is tiny and doesn’t have its own big Christmas market, but there are a handful of larger and very festive markets in other Dolomites towns.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
In recent years, a growing share of the stock market’s growth has been driven by a handful of large tech companies that are making sizeable investments in AI.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But for Jim Cramer, a handful of mergers and acquisition deals announced today isn’t to be ignored.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Cortina is tiny and doesn’t have its own big Christmas market, but there are a handful of larger and very festive markets in other Dolomites towns.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handful
couple
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The couple shared their happy news on Instagram on Friday alongside a whole carousel of photos from their big day.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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After Karrion Kross and his real-life wife, Scarlett, parted ways with WWE, fans believe that another couple's new entrance on SmackDown may be a copycat.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Handful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handful. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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