handing down

present participle of hand down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for handing down
Verb
  • Ross Adkin, Su Nandar Kyaw, Isaac Yee and Teele Rebane contributed reporting.
    Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has covered six different regimes in South Bend, reporting on the Fighting Irish from the end of the Bob Davie years through the Marcus Freeman era.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement PurpleAir doesn’t forecast pollution, while AccuWeather tries to predict AQI hourly throughout the day for towns or cities based on available data informing their models.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What is informing your take on the present-day mob families in New York?
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than rendering aid or notifying emergency personnel, Sellers told co-workers that a ‘woman fell in the parking lot’ and needed help.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As part of their sentencing, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported the parents will be required to regularly take their children to a pediatrician and maintain health insurance, while also notifying their probation officer anytime one of their children become sick or injured.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s been quite a bit of funding action in the space in recent weeks, with Honeywell’s quantum computing company, Quantinuum, and Europe’s IQM Quantum Computers both disclosing funding rounds earlier this month.
    John Kell, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • CoreWeave jumped more than 7% after disclosing an order from Nvidia.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The statement-making backless dress was embellished with elaborate beadwork and a decorative clasp at her upper back, while also revealing her backside.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Pale King builds a great civilization, but his vision is threatened by the memory of the Radiance, manifesting as an infection.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The debate about manifesting during the lunar eclipse is relevant because knowing how to work with the cosmos is essential.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While beauty is generally associated erroneously with external physical factors, a balanced state of mind and a healthy body play a huge part in imparting the necessary boost that the body needs to shine and glow.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bespoke clothing is typically made with a greater level of handwork, imparting a nearly imperceptible quality that can’t be replicated with a sewing machine more commonly used on MTM.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The actress hesitates for only a second before divulging the story.
    Galina Espinoza, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Yet, without divulging specifics, Robbie does commit serious crimes throughout the series.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Handing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handing%20down. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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