HAND-HOLDINGS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

hand-holdings

noun

plural of hand-holding

as in attentions

patient and attentive guidance encouragement, or instruction New computer users often require a good deal of hand-holding.

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Noun

But this is not a restaurant built for restraint; turn your attentions to Les Grands, a selection of jumbo desserts, each big enough to feed a quorum.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The flirty attentions of handsome fellow student Henry (Nate Mann) — an adult, like everyone else in the class — don’t hurt either.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 June 2026

Definition of attentions

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If, by chance, Mbappe and Messi were to end the tournament with an equal number of goals and assists, the award would go to the player who achieved those goals/assists in the fewest number of minutes.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists — doing it in 22 games.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of assists

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Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
If there are no Apple App Store services in 2276, our historical iPhone 17 Pro has another insurmountable problem.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of services

Noun

And they're getting transferred from detention center to detention center across the country so their families can't find them, so their legal help can't find them.

— Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026
But that is a high bar that may require documentation and the help of an attorney, which many people filing from prison don't have.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026

Definition of help

Noun

The discovery of the buckling columns launched a major effort to shore up — or reinforce — the building’s weakest points, with crews using emergency jacks and installing new steel supports.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The buckling occurred on the 21st floor of the newer structure, and crews have installed temporary supports as officials investigate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

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