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Recent Examples of hand in
The combination of flat shoes and midi skirts is proof that comfort and style can go hand in hand.
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René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
But that game served as a noteworthy bookend to a season, both for him and for the Warriors, that contained a fair share of obstacles but ultimately ended with Nagler having a prominent hand in team history, even with an injured one.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Luxury and Palm Beach have gone hand in hand since the town emerged in the early 1900s as a winter retreat for America’s wealthiest families.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2026
Queta, who also dropped in a feathery hook shot with his left hand in the same game, finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds, coming on the heels of a 27-point, 17-rebound eruption against Philadelphia five days earlier.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
But that game served as a noteworthy bookend to a season, both for him and for the Warriors, that contained a fair share of obstacles but ultimately ended with Nagler having a prominent hand in team history, even with an injured one.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Luxury and Palm Beach have gone hand in hand since the town emerged in the early 1900s as a winter retreat for America’s wealthiest families.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2026
Queta, who also dropped in a feathery hook shot with his left hand in the same game, finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds, coming on the heels of a 27-point, 17-rebound eruption against Philadelphia five days earlier.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in
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Before her Saturn return, she’s already collaborated with all of those icons, turning in newly definitive performances in their work.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Teammate Jayson Tatum, who turned in a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win, ranks ninth in Celtics history with 13,908 points.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Share your work in a meeting, mentor a kid’s project, or submit an entry to a competition — anything to let your light be seen.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The task force is required to submit its recommendations to the California Legislature by July 1, 2027.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The first goal came when goalkeeper John Pulskamp relinquished the ball to opposing striker Wessam Abou Ali in the box.—
PJ Green
March 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Two were relinquished in the 1990s.—
Coalter G Lathrop,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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Brown responds by shoving the officer's hand down, and after the second shove, the officer throws two punches.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kwok's charge carried a maximum prison term of seven years, but his case was heard at the magistrates’ courts, which normally hand down sentences of no more than two years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance footage from the scenes shows the suspects using magnets to manipulate the fuel pump solenoids by opening pump panels and allowing fuel to be dispensed without payment, investigators said.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Cordell Walker, a steely-eyed former Marine who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Hand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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