as in handles
a part by which an implement is held
the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve
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Noun
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Door handles should be cleaned and wiped down regularly.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Global Scrutiny Electric handles — which were popularized by Tesla and are now found in dozens of models from many automakers — have attracted global scrutiny in recent months.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As the rock glided down the ice sheet, Casper and his teammates slowly started to come to grips with the reality of the situation.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Many had dual citizenship, a remnant of the time, not so long ago, when Venezuela was the prosperous and stable oil-rich country next door, while Colombia was in the grips of an intractable and deteriorating crisis.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Helves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helves. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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