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
They have manifestly been given a firm helping hand by Turkey, which is re-establishing itself as a regional power.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
And out of nowhere, on March 16, 2025 — 11 months after Danielle vanished — one of those helping hands found something near the spot where Danielle was last seen.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 June 2025
However, amidst the chaos and despair, the community was able to survive through the traumatic situation with hundreds of helping hands, which also included Augusta National members.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In that shuttering, America withdrew its helping hand to the world, its most potent and effective marquee for its values of caring, helping, educating and uplifting.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
And out of nowhere, on March 16, 2025 — 11 months after Danielle vanished — one of those helping hands found something near the spot where Danielle was last seen.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 June 2025
However, amidst the chaos and despair, the community was able to survive through the traumatic situation with hundreds of helping hands, which also included Augusta National members.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In that shuttering, America withdrew its helping hand to the world, its most potent and effective marquee for its values of caring, helping, educating and uplifting.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helping hand
Noun
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More than 660 families from across the country have received financial assistance from the foundation, Sommer said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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For assistance evacuating large animals, in Santa Barbara County please contact the County Animal Services Disaster Hotline at 805-681-4332.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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A'ja Wilson put up a monster stat line, with 32 points, 20 rebounds, five assists, and two steals in the victory.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps West Ham will surprise us all, but after the topsy-turvy nature of the last three seasons, nobody knows what to expect apart from Jarrod Bowen (13 goals and eight assists in the league last season) to be good again.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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President Donald Trump had just spent several hours in meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven other leaders from Europe who had come along in a frantic effort to shore up U.S. support for the Ukrainian position.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The states argue the administration can’t threaten to withhold the more than $1 billion in federal grants from a program created in 1984 to bolster support for crime victims.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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There's also a special boost available for the final round of the BMW Championship.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Tax revenue isn't the only economic boost the data center boom has brought to Quincy.—
Monica Nickelsburg,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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The loss also includes vehicles, musical instruments, office and drafting equipment, lifts, power tools, and archives.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The 13-acre park also features 400-foot-long tubing hills for both summer and snow seasons, with conveyor lifts for easy access.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Helping hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helping%20hand. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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