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as in to pass (down)
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as in to kithe
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Recent Examples of hand down
Set the scene Formerly the estate of Western movie star Gene Autry, the Parker is hands down one of the area’s most unique places to stay.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
But on her final jump, a triple loop, Glenn put her hand down, losing some points in an otherwise stellar performance.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The only blemish was when Glenn put one hand down on her final jump — the same triple loop that cost her in her short program.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Every family may hand down its share of struggles and traumas, but Dabis’s movie suggests that Palestinians living under the yoke of occupation must deal with an especially cruel and binding inheritance.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
But on her final jump, a triple loop, Glenn put her hand down, losing some points in an otherwise stellar performance.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The only blemish was when Glenn put one hand down on her final jump — the same triple loop that cost her in her short program.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Every family may hand down its share of struggles and traumas, but Dabis’s movie suggests that Palestinians living under the yoke of occupation must deal with an especially cruel and binding inheritance.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand down
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In the movie’s fuzzy metaphysics, Shelley wills herself into the consciousness of a character named Ida (also played by Buckley), a young woman angling for survival in 1930s Chicago — a colorful, dangerous world of bawdy lotharios and lethal gangsters.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Jessi, unable to will the earth to swallow her whole, makes a crack about the rain being a bad omen.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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The worker then pulled the emergency brake to stop the train before getting off to inform the control tower.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Koch added that Joa plans to use artificial intelligence to create content and better inform teams and leagues about user behavior.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Pennsylvania State Police and its criminal investigation unit responded to the scene, and the coroner has also been notified.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Farr’s next of kin was notified, and the cause and manner of her death will be determined by a forensic pathologist following an autopsy and toxicology testing.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Kuwaiti military previously reported that it was targeted with 18 Iranian drones over a period of 24 hours on Wednesday into Thursday, 13 of which were intercepted and destroyed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Nam said the cause was not immediately known, but the blaze appeared to have spread rapidly, with witnesses reporting an explosion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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As Hüller approaches her father at the keyboard, her anger manifests as a kind of bored nonchalance.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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According to The Washington Post, in the lectures Thiel argues that the Antichrist could manifest as a global government system that could take power by exploiting citizen’s fears about artificial intelligence, climate change or nuclear war.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Terms of the deal were not disclosed.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The civil case was due to go to trial in London later this year but has been frozen due to the settlement, which did not disclose a figure or reveal further details.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Researchers have revealed that semiconductor electrodes can achieve green hydrogen production.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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For six straight weeks, the stories and novel chapters handed in for my creative-writing class were predictably grim, and then, out of nowhere, a student revealed herself to be a true writer.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Rubio, however, has argued the administration has kept congressional leaders apprised.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the DOJ convened a call with the states to discuss the agreement, though states weren’t apprised of details.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20down. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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