hand-holding

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Recent Examples of hand-holding Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are in their hand-holding era! Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023 Children younger than 7 are admitted free with a hand-holding adult. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023 And Favreau and/or Filoni seemed to recognize that there is a large swath of Star Wars fandom that does not watch the cartoons, and thus needs some hand-holding whenever something like the Darksaber appears. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2023 For long-term partners, this hand-holding style is a symbol of trust. Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023 Children under 7 are free with a hand-holding adult. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 July 2023 However, the pair reached hand-holding status during a visit to Universal Studios just a month later. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2023 Rapp’s decision to create a hand-holding romance between Ponyboy and the more mature Soc girl Cherry (Piper Patterson) feels wrong. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023 The ministry also plans to give financial hand-holding support for research and innovations in the sector by roping funds from existing schemes like Start-up India, Atal Innovation Mission, and others. Manish Kumar, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand-holding
Noun
  • Nichushkin cleared the protocols of Stage 3 of the NHL player assistance program, ending his six-month suspension.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The gross margin slightly decreased due to higher growth in financial assistance programs.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Quarterback Fernando Mendoza promised the Bears will quickly turn their attention to Stanford.
    Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The complaints about the lack of attention to requests from Latino residents and accusations of discrimination will also go to the trial, the judge said.
    Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The goal of the Family Place Libraries program is to encourage libraries to be a family-friendly environment and transform them into community centers for literacy, early childhood development, parent education and engagement, family support and community information.
    Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The other cast members will be going to show their support.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Smith has one assist and is a -6 in his last five games, averaging 14:27 in ice time.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Brandon Ingram went for 29 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to give the Nuggets (7-4) a group-stage loss in the second annual in-season tournament.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • In the years following, apps for platonic relationships entered the fray: Bumble unveiled its friend-finding service as a standalone app in 2023 and Timeleft, another app to meet friends, hosted its first dinner among strangers that same year.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI tracked his posts on Telegram offering up his swatting services, as well as recordings of swatting calls.
    Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Hand-holding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-holding. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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