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as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook
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as in passed
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
the clerk handed her the receipt
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as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys
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Recent Examples of handed
One handed Republicans a potentially powerful new financial advantage by allowing political parties to spend unlimited amounts in coordination with candidates.
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Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
Ines Houston Soto, the ninth federal trial defendant to face sentencing, was handed a 50-year prison term on Wednesday.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2026
Ash Ahmed chose to build a company rather than wait for a career path to be handed to him.
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C.m. Rubin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area as the city of Starbase in 2025; just as the county handed the new municipality authority to close the beach during launches.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
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Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
Ines Houston Soto, the ninth federal trial defendant to face sentencing, was handed a 50-year prison term on Wednesday.
—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2026
Ash Ahmed chose to build a company rather than wait for a career path to be handed to him.
—
C.m. Rubin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area as the city of Starbase in 2025; just as the county handed the new municipality authority to close the beach during launches.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
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Before the World Cup, Dioz provided employee uniforms for events including Super Bowl LIX and Copa America, which may have given it a leg up on the FIFA contact.
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Now in its 18th year, The Zac Foundation has provided free water safety camps to more than 25,000 kids in at-risk communities.
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Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870.
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Marc Cucurella, on the left side of the box, passed in the middle to Mikel Oyarzabal.
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His request for a release from the club was denied, and he was instead transferred to a different club in the same city.
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Records seized during a May 1 search warrant showed that at least 918 dogs were transferred or surrendered to Miranda’s Rescue between January 2025 and April 2026.
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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
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Historic heat Since Thursday, heat in the East has broken at least three dozen daily high temperature records, many warmest-low-temperature records as heat reached levels that some cities haven’t experienced in more than a decade.
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Just as Argentina was set to take on Cape Verde, FIFA’s Fan Fest at Bayfront Park reached capacity.
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This rare, Fancy Deep Blue gem is the largest ever discovered in Botswana, a national treasure entrusted by the government to the French jewelry house.
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What made Tuchel into this dominant figure — one ultimately entrusted by the FA to help it to add that second world champions’ star to England players’ shirts — was his record in cups.
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The home of the Chiefs has had louder moments than Friday supplied, and probably far louder moments than Friday.
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For their latest collaboration, released on July 4, 2026, Longwood Gardens supplied Victory with kumquats, a citrus fruit about the size of a grape.
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Get all your last-minute essentials delivered to your doorstep with DoorDash.
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Colombia’s goal wasn’t perfectly executed but was delivered with emphasis.
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“Handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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