HANDSELS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

handsels

noun

plural of handsel

as in gifts

something given to someone without expectation of a return gave little handsels to their houseguests on New Year's Day

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Noun

The gifts that stay with people are usually the ones that felt personal rather than generic.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of gifts

Noun

Meek, without using names, criticized both Jones and Gilbert for donations received from CDR and The Geo Group, companies that have made money off immigration enforcement in Florida.

— Raisa Habersham July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Thirty beluga whales remained at the facility -- their care funded by donations.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of donations

Noun

Sweden’s Petra Fagerström will make her LFW runway debut, while Francesca Lake and Gui Rosa will put on their first LFW presentations.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
In 2009, the Directors’ Guild and the Writers’ Guild objected when the TV Academy revealed a plan to pre-tape award presentations in eight categories before the show.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of presentations

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The new $24 million educational hub, set to open in Spring of 2028, will become an international mecca for advancing the practical and economic solutions that regenerative organic agriculture presents.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Inside the largest house the boys had ever been in was an enormous Christmas tree with a pile of presents underneath it, all for them.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

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