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
Apple seems to know that many people using Spotlight are using it exclusively with the keyboard, so everything here is meant to be doable with a handful of keyboard shortcuts and button presses.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
There were only a handful of teams not to have a moment to pay tribute to Kirk.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Mountains are usually bigger and much vaster, with a day of heli-skiing spanning many times the acreage of the biggest resorts, for just a handful of people.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The surgery, which can take over 12 hours across two stages, is rare and performed by only a handful of specialists worldwide.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
There were only a handful of teams not to have a moment to pay tribute to Kirk.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Mountains are usually bigger and much vaster, with a day of heli-skiing spanning many times the acreage of the biggest resorts, for just a handful of people.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The surgery, which can take over 12 hours across two stages, is rare and performed by only a handful of specialists worldwide.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handful
couple
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The couple shared two children, a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son, according to posts on social media.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in the week, the couple attended the fourth annual Kering Foundation Caring for Women dinner—the most talked about NYFW benefit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Handful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handful. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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