as in assistance
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 hand
His knack for escaping helping hands and his catch-me-if-you-can elusiveness has led the doggo to go viral.
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Kati Weis, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
Just Green, the basketball and Mike’s helping hand.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 4 Apr. 2024
This supportive energy is from Mercury in your professional 10th house squaring positive Jupiter in your cooperative 7th house, bringing helping hands your way.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
The quick response and helping hand from the folks at Bollinger Gunsmithing, and bystanders, is a great representation the Taneytown community.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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Kati Weis, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
Just Green, the basketball and Mike’s helping hand.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 4 Apr. 2024
This supportive energy is from Mercury in your professional 10th house squaring positive Jupiter in your cooperative 7th house, bringing helping hands your way.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
The quick response and helping hand from the folks at Bollinger Gunsmithing, and bystanders, is a great representation the Taneytown community.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helping hand
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The group is donating $50,000 to the Entertainment Community Fund’s LA Fire Relief Fund, which is focused on providing emergency financial assistance to entertainment industry professionals impacted by this week’s wildfires.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2025
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State, local housing agencies and nonprofit organizations provide assistance to help reduce the upfront cost.—
Robert Thorpe,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.—
Laura Crimaldi,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2023
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The numbers tell the story: Towns is averaging 25.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game while shooting 54% from the field and an impressive 44% from three-point range across 39 games entering Tuesday night.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The 13-year veteran dished out 4.8 assists last season for the champion New York Liberty, although her minutes diminished during the playoff run.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Especially with Samsung’s new seven-year guarantee of software support.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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In fact, many top MBA programs have dedicated military or veterans’ clubs that provide networking and community support.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Several factors like the outperformance of exports, particularly semiconductors, and foreign investments gave the economy a boost last year.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune Asia,
14 Jan. 2025
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Myrie’s matching funds movement gives him a boost as the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary looms just six months away.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Balance Cool Greens with Warm Accents Sage green tends to veer toward the cooler side of the spectrum, so warm-toned accents can help give it a lift.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2025
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Irate skiers and snowboarders at Park City soon pilloried Vail, taking to social media and national news organizations to denounce lengthy lift lines and contrast the high salaries of Vail leadership and expensive ticket prices with the relatively low pay of resort workers.—
David Goodman,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Helping hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helping%20hand. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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