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Synonyms for gift
Synonyms: Noun
bestowal, comp, donation, donative, fairing [British], freebie (or freebee), giveaway, handsel, lagniappe, largesse (also largess), present, presentation
Synonyms: Verb
bless, endow, endue (or indue), favor, invest
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Examples of gift in a Sentence
Noun
The money was a gift, not a loan. She considers her voice a God-given gift.Verb
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Curiously, though, there have also been reports of leopard seals behaving in a friendly manner towards people—apparently trying to present gifts, in the form of prey, to divers. — The Economist, "Leopard seals share their suppers," 17 Aug. 2019 Fundraising for the garage received a boost last year when 1962 Fenwick alumnus Michael R. Quinlan and his wife, Marilyn, pledged a $3 million gift, to be paid out over three years. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "Fenwick breaks ground on new 350-space on-campus parking garage," 16 Aug. 2019 The specialty food, gift, and home store sells all kinds of goodies from Stone Hollow’s farm, as well as many others in the region. — Birmingham Magazine, al, "This local gift box is perfect for foodies," 16 Aug. 2019 The entry fee is $190 per golfer or $720 for a foursome, which includes green fees, practice balls, lunch, cart, tee gifts, on-course refreshments, dinner, awards and prizes. — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, "Sports briefs," 15 Aug. 2019 For the 30th anniversary of the theme park, Disneyland was running a promotional gimmick to give away gifts, including a new Cadillac, to the 30th visitor and every multiple of 30 thereafter. — Los Angeles Times, "She won a free Disneyland ticket — 34 years later, the park let her use it," 15 Aug. 2019 This renewed emphasis on art programming comes at an exciting time for the museum, which recently received a $22 million gift, the biggest in its history. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "Emily Dickinson’s ‘scraps of paper’ inspire art installation at poet’s Amherst conservatory," 15 Aug. 2019 Other tricky issues include how to permit inheritances, gifts, and the temporary borrowing of guns among family and friends without creating loopholes or making criminals of innocent people. — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, "The Promise and Pitfalls of Universal Background Checks," 13 Aug. 2019 The program was born out of the interest that other donors showed after Mr. Smith’s gift, which generated national headlines and a flood of calls from alumni who wanted to add to his donation, Mr. Thomas said. — New York Times, "After a Billionaire’s Pledge, Morehouse Looks to Donors to Reduce Student Debt," 13 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
However, three costly defensive errors gifted the game to the home side, leaving the manager less than pleased. — SI.com, "Ralph Hasenhüttl Raging Over Southampton Inability to Deal With Wind & Burnley's Long Balls," 11 Aug. 2019 Last March, Ne-Yo gifted a recording session with Disney Dreamer of the Year Anthony Juba-Richardson. — Cori Murray, Essence, "Ne-Yo Talks The Power of Mentorship At The National Association Of Black Journalist Conference," 10 Aug. 2019 The Ravens have gifted other teams with top-notch kickers — Stephen Hauschka and Wil Lutz — in the past. — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, "Five Things We Learned from the Ravens’ 29-0 preseason victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars," 9 Aug. 2019 My best friend Marland Backus gifted me one of her necklace straws as well. — Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, "Café Forgot Opens Its Latest Pop-Up Shop at Larrie in New York," 1 Aug. 2019 Today is National Avocado Day, and in honor of this special occasion, Chipotle is gifting us all with the best kind of burrito surprise: free guac. — Currie Engel, Time, "Celebrate National Avocado Day With Free Guacamole at Chipotle," 31 July 2019 Our children gifted us with a grill that sits on the deck of our condo. — Dorothy Dworkin, sun-sentinel.com, "On a cooking strike | Opinion," 25 July 2019 Earlier in the day, J.Lo’s fiancé, Alex Rodriguez, gifted her a $140,000 Porsche convertible. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "J.Lo’s 50th Birthday Party Is the Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of," 25 July 2019 Without the ability to create further regulation, the legal gray area on the marijuana market is gifting. — Petula Dvorak, chicagotribune.com, "DC’s new pot-infused tourism takes renting AirBnb space to another level," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gift.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.