handshake
noun
hand·shake
ˈhan(d)-ˌshāk 
: a clasping usually of right hands by two people (as in greeting or farewell)
Examples of handshake in a Sentence
She greeted him with a handshake.
He has a firm handshake.
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After Keith’s set, Johnson meets him in the hall where the two share a handshake and a joke.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
This season, Paul is just giving those handshakes out like Tic Tacs at a key party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The state was willing to transfer the roadway to the city, but the local officials wanted more than a handshake.
—David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
The message was signed off with flags of Serbia and the U.S. with a handshake emoji between them and a photo of a grinning Vučić standing next to Trump giving a thumbs-up.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
This season, Paul is just giving those handshakes out like Tic Tacs at a key party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The state was willing to transfer the roadway to the city, but the local officials wanted more than a handshake.
—David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
The message was signed off with flags of Serbia and the U.S. with a handshake emoji between them and a photo of a grinning Vučić standing next to Trump giving a thumbs-up.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Handshake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handshake. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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handshake
noun
hand·shake
-ˌshāk
: a clasping of hands by two people especially in greeting or farewell
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