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826            <h1 class='hdr-headword' >gift</h1>
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848        <span class="txt-phonetic">[gift]</span>
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851        <span class="txt-ipa">/ gɪft /</span>
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869                    <a href="#id-def-0-0-0">
870                        <span class="def">something given freely, for no recompense</span>
871                        <span class="pos">n.</span>
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914                  <div class="definition-header">
915                    <div class="part-of-speech-label">NOUN</div>
916                    <div class="definition" id="id-def-0-0-0">
917                      <span>something given freely, for no recompense</span>
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977  <div class="similarity-level-label">STRONGEST</div>
978  <div class="similarity-level-word-list">
979    
980      
981        
982          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
983             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/allowance">
984              allowance
985          </a>
986        
987        
988      
989    
990      
991        
992          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
993             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/award">
994              award
995          </a>
996        
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1002          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1003             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/benefit">
1004              benefit
1005          </a>
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1011        
1012          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1013             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/bonus">
1014              bonus
1015          </a>
1016        
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1021        
1022          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1023             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/contribution">
1024              contribution
1025          </a>
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1031        
1032          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1033             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/donation">
1034              donation
1035          </a>
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1042          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1043             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/endowment">
1044              endowment
1045          </a>
1046        
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1052          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1053             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/favor">
1054              favor
1055          </a>
1056        
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1062          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1063             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/giveaway">
1064              giveaway
1065          </a>
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1072          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1073             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/grant">
1074              grant
1075          </a>
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1082          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1083             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/legacy">
1084              legacy
1085          </a>
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1092          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1093             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/offering">
1094              offering
1095          </a>
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1102          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1103             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/premium">
1104              premium
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1112          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1113             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/present">
1114              present
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1122          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1123             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/relief">
1124              relief
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1132          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1133             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/reward">
1134              reward
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1143             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/souvenir">
1144              souvenir
1145          </a>
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1152          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1153             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/subsidy">
1154              subsidy
1155          </a>
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1162          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1163             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/tip">
1164              tip
1165          </a>
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1172          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1173             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/tribute">
1174              tribute
1175          </a>
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1215             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/alms">
1216              alms
1217          </a>
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1225             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/benefaction">
1226              benefaction
1227          </a>
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1235             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/bequest">
1236              bequest
1237          </a>
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1244          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1245             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/bestowal">
1246              bestowal
1247          </a>
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1256              boon
1257          </a>
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1265             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/bounty">
1266              bounty
1267          </a>
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1275             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/charity">
1276              charity
1277          </a>
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1285             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/courtesy">
1286              courtesy
1287          </a>
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1295             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/dispensation">
1296              dispensation
1297          </a>
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1306              fairing
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1315             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/gratuity">
1316              gratuity
1317          </a>
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1325             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/hand">
1326              hand
1327          </a>
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1334          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1335             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/hand-me-down">
1336              hand-me-down
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1345             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/handout">
1346              handout
1347          </a>
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1354          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1355             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/honorarium">
1356              honorarium
1357          </a>
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1364          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1365             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/lagniappe">
1366              lagniappe
1367          </a>
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1375             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/largesse">
1376              largesse
1377          </a>
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1385             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/libation">
1386              libation
1387          </a>
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1395             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/oblation">
1396              oblation
1397          </a>
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1405             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/offertory">
1406              offertory
1407          </a>
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1414          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1415             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/philanthropy">
1416              philanthropy
1417          </a>
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1424          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1425             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/pittance">
1426              pittance
1427          </a>
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1434          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1435             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/presentation">
1436              presentation
1437          </a>
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1444          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1445             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/provision">
1446              provision
1447          </a>
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1454          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1455             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/ration">
1456              ration
1457          </a>
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1464          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1465             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/remembrance">
1466              remembrance
1467          </a>
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1474          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1475             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/remittance">
1476              remittance
1477          </a>
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1483        
1484          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1485             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/subscription">
1486              subscription
1487          </a>
1488        
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1494          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1495             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/tax-benefit">
1496              tax benefit
1497          </a>
1498        
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1504          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1505             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/tax-write-off">
1506              tax write-off
1507          </a>
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1514          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1515             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/token">
1516              token
1517          </a>
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1524          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
1525             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/write-off">
1526              write-off
1527          </a>
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1566          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-10"
1567             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/goodie">
1568              goodie
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1695          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity--10"
1696             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/forfeit">
1697              forfeit
1698          </a>
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1706             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/loss">
1707              loss
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1715          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity--10"
1716             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/penalty">
1717              penalty
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1827                      <span>talent, aptitude</span>
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1892          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-100"
1893             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/ability">
1894              ability
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1903             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/accomplishment">
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1955             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/acquirement">
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1965             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/aptness">
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2025             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/faculty">
2026              faculty
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2035             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/flair">
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2045             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/forte">
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2065             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/head">
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2074          <a class="word-chip synonym-antonym-word-chip similarity-50"
2075             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/instinct">
2076              instinct
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2085             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/knack">
2086              knack
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2095             href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/leaning">
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2514        <h2 class="sec-example-sentences-header">Example Sentences</h2>
2515        <p class="txt-disclaimer">
2516            Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any
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2529                    <label for="1">gifts</label>
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2533                    <label for="2">gifted</label>
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2589      News that he visited the park to distribute <strong>gift</strong> cards and other resources to unhoused people.
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2600              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-23/you-better-beliebe-it-justin-bieber-played-set-at-macarthur-park">Los Angeles Times</a></cite>
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2645      One day, Nicola adds, Ellie will be presented with a special <strong>gift</strong> that once belonged to her car-loving dad Corrie.
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2648      From
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2656              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm3wj23v9964o">BBC</a></cite>
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2699  <blockquote class="box-examples">
2700    <p class="txt-example">
2701      His love of talking like a wheeler-dealer &mdash; including over email &mdash; was a <strong>gift</strong> to investigators.
2702    </p>
2703    <p class="txt-source">
2704      From
2705      
2706        
2707        
2708        
2709        
2710          
2711            
2712              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way-partner/">Salon</a></cite>
2713            
2714            
2715          
2716          
2717            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
2718            Sep. 23, 2026
2719          
2720        
2721      
2722    </p>
2723    <div class="box-source-logo">
2724      
2725        
2726          <a
2727            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
2728            href="https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way-partner/"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-sln-zrh-uJ8J.svg"  alt="Logo link to Salon"/></a>
2729        
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2755  <blockquote class="box-examples">
2756    <p class="txt-example">
2757      Flach says that having a purpose for a monetary <strong>gift</strong> can often help define its limits.
2758    </p>
2759    <p class="txt-source">
2760      From
2761      
2762        
2763        
2764        
2765        
2766          
2767            
2768              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-wife-wants-to-send-money-to-our-grand-nephew-in-college-how-can-i-push-back-without-starting-a-fight-9284311a">MarketWatch</a></cite>
2769            
2770            
2771          
2772          
2773            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
2774            Sep. 23, 2026
2775          
2776        
2777      
2778    </p>
2779    <div class="box-source-logo">
2780      
2781        
2782          <a
2783            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
2784            href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-wife-wants-to-send-money-to-our-grand-nephew-in-college-how-can-i-push-back-without-starting-a-fight-9284311a"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-mkw-8nbLT3mt.svg"  alt="Logo link to MarketWatch"/></a>
2785        
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2788    </div>
2789  </blockquote>
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2811  <blockquote class="box-examples box-examples-last">
2812    <p class="txt-example">
2813      We&rsquo;d talk about the bus ride, or my <strong>gift,</strong> or literally anything other than Narnia.
2814    </p>
2815    <p class="txt-source">
2816      From
2817      
2818        
2819        
2820          
2821            
2822            
2823              <cite>"Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila</cite>
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2830    </p>
2831    <div class="box-source-logo">
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2837      
2838    </div>
2839  </blockquote>
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2888  
2889  <blockquote class="box-examples">
2890    <p class="txt-example">
2891      But you are still put under an obligation, and these <strong>gifts</strong> create an intangible, everpresent debt to be repaid.
2892    </p>
2893    <p class="txt-source">
2894      From
2895      
2896        
2897        
2898        
2899        
2900          
2901            
2902              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/she-says-its-just-money-my-friend-pays-for-everything-i-should-be-grateful-but-i-cant-stand-her-anymore-2e7c5c10">MarketWatch</a></cite>
2903            
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2906          
2907            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
2908            Sep. 21, 2026
2909          
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2912    </p>
2913    <div class="box-source-logo">
2914      
2915        
2916          <a
2917            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
2918            href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/she-says-its-just-money-my-friend-pays-for-everything-i-should-be-grateful-but-i-cant-stand-her-anymore-2e7c5c10"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-mkw-8nbLT3mt.svg"  alt="Logo link to MarketWatch"/></a>
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2945  <blockquote class="box-examples">
2946    <p class="txt-example">
2947      Khan has been detained since 2023, when he was sentenced to three years in prison for not declaring money earned from selling <strong>gifts</strong> he had received while in office.
2948    </p>
2949    <p class="txt-source">
2950      From
2951      
2952        
2953        
2954        
2955        
2956          
2957            
2958              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm36l2pye2kwo">BBC</a></cite>
2959            
2960            
2961          
2962          
2963            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
2964            Sep. 20, 2026
2965          
2966        
2967      
2968    </p>
2969    <div class="box-source-logo">
2970      
2971        
2972          <a
2973            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
2974            href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm36l2pye2kwo"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-bbc-DiVoS5ed.svg"  alt="Logo link to BBC"/></a>
2975        
2976        
2977      
2978    </div>
2979  </blockquote>
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2981  
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2999  
3000  
3001  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3002    <p class="txt-example">
3003      All were <strong>gifts</strong> from Gavin de Becker, a security consultant and supporter.
3004    </p>
3005    <p class="txt-source">
3006      From
3007      
3008        
3009        
3010        
3011        
3012          
3013            
3014              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/rfk-jr-got-free-flights-to-fiji-and-greece-from-a-top-donor-e4b8d525">The Wall Street Journal</a></cite>
3015            
3016            
3017          
3018          
3019            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3020            Sep. 18, 2026
3021          
3022        
3023      
3024    </p>
3025    <div class="box-source-logo">
3026      
3027        
3028          <a
3029            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
3030            href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/rfk-jr-got-free-flights-to-fiji-and-greece-from-a-top-donor-e4b8d525"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-wsj-CyEa4Gzc.svg"  alt="Logo link to The Wall Street Journal"/></a>
3031        
3032        
3033      
3034    </div>
3035  </blockquote>
3036
3037  
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3055  
3056  
3057  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3058    <p class="txt-example">
3059      Of course, the physical <strong>gifts</strong> didn&rsquo;t hurt, either.
3060    </p>
3061    <p class="txt-source">
3062      From
3063      
3064        
3065        
3066        
3067        
3068          
3069            
3070              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2026-09-17/usc-freshman-luke-wafles-football-roots-span-nearly-century">Los Angeles Times</a></cite>
3071            
3072            
3073          
3074          
3075            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3076            Sep. 17, 2026
3077          
3078        
3079      
3080    </p>
3081    <div class="box-source-logo">
3082      
3083        
3084          <a
3085            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
3086            href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2026-09-17/usc-freshman-luke-wafles-football-roots-span-nearly-century"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-lat-D0Usm19z.svg"  alt="Logo link to Los Angeles Times"/></a>
3087        
3088        
3089      
3090    </div>
3091  </blockquote>
3092
3093  
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3111  
3112  
3113  <blockquote class="box-examples box-examples-last">
3114    <p class="txt-example">
3115      &ldquo;Melanie&rsquo;s parents are so thoughtful and decided band instruments were the perfect <strong>gifts</strong> for triplets. Because our house isn&rsquo;t noisy enough on any given Tuesday.&rdquo;
3116    </p>
3117    <p class="txt-source">
3118      From
3119      
3120        
3121        
3122          
3123            
3124            
3125              <cite>"South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller</cite>
3126            
3127          
3128        
3129        
3130        
3131      
3132    </p>
3133    <div class="box-source-logo">
3134      
3135        
3136        
3137          <img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-lit-R8-_96vC.svg"  alt=""/>
3138        
3139      
3140    </div>
3141  </blockquote>
3142
3143
3144            </div>
3145        
3146            <div class="example-sentences" data-index="2">
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3187    
3188    
3189  
3190  
3191  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3192    <p class="txt-example">
3193      Hannah-Jones is a <strong>gifted</strong> writer, and her piece isn&rsquo;t as flat as that argument implies.
3194    </p>
3195    <p class="txt-source">
3196      From
3197      
3198        
3199        
3200        
3201        
3202          
3203            
3204              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/wanting-the-best-school-for-your-kid-doesnt-make-you-a-hypocrite/">Salon</a></cite>
3205            
3206            
3207          
3208          
3209            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3210            Sep. 23, 2026
3211          
3212        
3213      
3214    </p>
3215    <div class="box-source-logo">
3216      
3217        
3218          <a
3219            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
3220            href="https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/wanting-the-best-school-for-your-kid-doesnt-make-you-a-hypocrite/"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-sln-zrh-uJ8J.svg"  alt="Logo link to Salon"/></a>
3221        
3222        
3223      
3224    </div>
3225  </blockquote>
3226
3227  
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3229  
3230  
3231  
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3243      
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3245  
3246  
3247  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3248    <p class="txt-example">
3249      I like Mr. Hassen&rsquo;s idea of encouraging &ldquo;our most <strong>gifted</strong> entrepreneurs, lawyers and others to spend a year or two in public service&rdquo; to increase government efficiency and reduce costs.
3250    </p>
3251    <p class="txt-source">
3252      From
3253      
3254        
3255        
3256        
3257        
3258          
3259            
3260              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/doge-from-within-is-better-4f2e702f">The Wall Street Journal</a></cite>
3261            
3262            
3263          
3264          
3265            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3266            Sep. 20, 2026
3267          
3268        
3269      
3270    </p>
3271    <div class="box-source-logo">
3272      
3273        
3274          <a
3275            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
3276            href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/doge-from-within-is-better-4f2e702f"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-wsj-CyEa4Gzc.svg"  alt="Logo link to The Wall Street Journal"/></a>
3277        
3278        
3279      
3280    </div>
3281  </blockquote>
3282
3283  
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3302  
3303  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3304    <p class="txt-example">
3305      In June, the charity also took the keys to eight one-bedroom modular &quot;pods&quot;, which were <strong>gifted</strong> by the Hill Group, an Essex-based developer.
3306    </p>
3307    <p class="txt-source">
3308      From
3309      
3310        
3311        
3312        
3313        
3314          
3315            
3316              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg7qyl1yk9o">BBC</a></cite>
3317            
3318            
3319          
3320          
3321            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3322            Sep. 13, 2026
3323          
3324        
3325      
3326    </p>
3327    <div class="box-source-logo">
3328      
3329        
3330          <a
3331            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
3332            href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg7qyl1yk9o"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-bbc-DiVoS5ed.svg"  alt="Logo link to BBC"/></a>
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3337  </blockquote>
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3359  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3360    <p class="txt-example">
3361      The US leader has similarly dismissed criticism for accepting a new Air Force One plane <strong>gifted</strong> by Qatar -- aboard which he arrived in Ireland.
3362    </p>
3363    <p class="txt-source">
3364      From
3365      
3366        
3367        
3368        
3369        
3370          
3371            
3372              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-turns-to-golf-family-business-on-irish-visit-s-second-day-50157837">Barron&#039;s</a></cite>
3373            
3374            
3375          
3376          
3377            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3378            Sep. 13, 2026
3379          
3380        
3381      
3382    </p>
3383    <div class="box-source-logo">
3384      
3385        
3386          <a
3387            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
3388            href="https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-turns-to-golf-family-business-on-irish-visit-s-second-day-50157837"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-bar-C6s02Klx.svg"  alt="Logo link to Barron's"/></a>
3389        
3390        
3391      
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3393  </blockquote>
3394
3395  
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3414  
3415  <blockquote class="box-examples box-examples-last">
3416    <p class="txt-example">
3417      This topic doesn't make me a <strong>gifted</strong> conversationalist, but at least it makes me adequate.
3418    </p>
3419    <p class="txt-source">
3420      From
3421      
3422        
3423        
3424          
3425            
3426            
3427              <cite>
3427"We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour</cite>
3428            
3429          
3430        
3431        
3432        
3433      
3434    </p>
3435    <div class="box-source-logo">
3436      
3437        
3438        
3439          <img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-lit-R8-_96vC.svg"  alt=""/>
3440        
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3442    </div>
3443  </blockquote>
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3492  
3493  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3494    <p class="txt-example">
3495      Startup clothing brand Parke is trying to expand beyond DTC drops without losing a marketing model that runs on elements like organic social media and <strong>gifting</strong>.
3496    </p>
3497    <p class="txt-source">
3498      From
3499      
3500        
3501        
3502        
3503        
3504          
3505            
3506              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/the-beekeeping-ex-privacy-lawyer-challenging-perceptions-as-onlyfans-ceo-ac576f0b">The Wall Street Journal</a></cite>
3507            
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3510          
3511            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3512            Sep. 18, 2026
3513          
3514        
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3516    </p>
3517    <div class="box-source-logo">
3518      
3519        
3520          <a
3521            class="lk-ex-source-icon-logo"
3522            href="https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/the-beekeeping-ex-privacy-lawyer-challenging-perceptions-as-onlyfans-ceo-ac576f0b"><img src="https://cdn.thesaurus.com/logo-ex-src-wsj-CyEa4Gzc.svg"  alt="Logo link to The Wall Street Journal"/></a>
3523        
3524        
3525      
3526    </div>
3527  </blockquote>
3528
3529  
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3546    
3547  
3548  
3549  <blockquote class="box-examples">
3550    <p class="txt-example">
3551      One of Burning Man&rsquo;s 10 principles is <strong>gifting,</strong> which is why the festival runs on a <strong>gifting</strong> economy.
3552    </p>
3553    <p class="txt-source">
3554      From
3555      
3556        
3557        
3558        
3559        
3560          
3561            
3562              <cite><a class="lk-ex-source" href="https://www.salon.com/2026/09/11/what-burning-mans-gen-z-problem-says-about-the-festival/">Salon</a></cite>
3563            
3564            
3565          
3566          
3567            <span class="txt-separator">●</span>
3568            Sep. 11, 2026
3569          
3570        
3571      
3572    </p>
3573    <div class="box-source-logo">
3574      
3575        
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3607      Dolly Parton spent decades <strong>gifting</strong> books to millions of children.
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3663      By <strong>gifting</strong> you the house, you received your mother&rsquo;s tax basis rather than a step-up to its fair market value.
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3719      He flips it on and reaches one arm across the back of the couch, <strong>gifting</strong> us with an unpleasant whiff of his armpits.
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3829            <h3>Related Words</h3>
3830            <p class="related-words-description">Words related to <i>gift</i> are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word
3831              <i>gift</i>. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.</p>
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3845              <a class="common-lk-chip word-chip related-word-chip" href="/browse/award">award</a>
3846              <a class="common-lk-chip word-chip related-word-chip" href="/browse/awards">awards</a>
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3850              <a class="common-lk-chip word-chip related-word-chip" href="/browse/bent">bent</a>
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3929              <h2>Vocabulary lists containing <em>gift</em></h2>
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3933                  <h3>Give</h3>
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3936                        Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at
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