as in help
an act or instance of helping
a skilled mechanic who generously provides a helping hand when his neighbors are plagued by car troubles
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Recent Examples of helping hands
Carolyn Pinta of Prairie View, director of the Pinta Pride Project, was among the helping hands carrying the Pride flag, along with friends from Lake County, including Mundelein.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helping hands
Noun
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That’s why, when the tax authorities come calling, taxpayers often seek out professional help.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a strict government funding deadline approaches by the end of September, Republicans need 60 votes in the Senate — and help from Democrats — to pass a budget bill and avoid a shutdown.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During this period, Guler has scored twice and provided three assists — the same number of goal contributions as Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia, and one more than Kylian Mbappe.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Chawinga leads the league in goals and assists.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the declaration, the fire originated underneath and to the left of Harris, who was unconscious and sitting in a folding plastic lawn chair with metal supports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One of the supports Sid had was live closed captioning for all of his classes.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That earns you in-game skill points and stat boosts.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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For example, what are the sales tools or marketing tools AI has enabled that didn’t exist last year or two years ago but are creating massive boosts in productivity?—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The trilogy fight between the two saw Shevchenko walk away from UFC 306 with the title back in her hands.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The largest ethnic group within that population is Burmese Muslims – known as Rohingya – who have been denied Burmese citizenship, faced widespread human rights abuses and, starting in 2016, genocide at the hands of the Burmese military.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Elevador da Glória is one of three lifts in the city, all of which were designed by Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard, according to a Lisbon tourism website.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The other two lifts are the Bica and the Lavra.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Helping hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helping%20hands. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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