unhanded

Definition of unhandednext
past tense of unhand
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Verb
  • Cabrera carefully handed bags of belongings to soldiers escorting a small group of families returning home to gather their things.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • When most students handed a question to the AI and submitted the answer, their gamma wave activity — the neural signature of cognitive engagement — dropped by roughly 40%.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • He was dropped for the trip to Le Havre, but has returned to the squad for Sunday’s pivotal final game at home to Rennes.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Those runs proved useful when Benge dropped a fly ball in the top of the seventh, allowing a run to score for the Yankees, who loaded the bases with no outs, forcing the Mets to go to the bullpen.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Some of the visceral mechanisms that gave it life have to be discarded.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Her Avalon pair gave Cannes a more subtle version of a slouchy boot shape that has been turning up in more dramatic form this spring.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
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“Unhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhanded. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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