1
as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons
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2
as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe
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as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
though the handover of my wallet was painful, it was better than getting shot by some trigger-happy punk
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Recent Examples of hand over
Parents,
18 June 2026
The federal student loan portfolio is being handed over to the Treasury Department in phases.
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Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
To mark the handover from Meyer Turku to Royal Caribbean, more than 1,200 crew members and partners came together for a ceremony led by Royal Caribbean group chairman and CEO Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean president and CEO Michael Bayley and Meyer Turku CEO Casimir Lindholm.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Raising children has always been expensive, but things have gotten out of hand over the last few years, with the price of groceries, gas, and just about everything else exploding due to inflation.
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Parents,
18 June 2026
The federal student loan portfolio is being handed over to the Treasury Department in phases.
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Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
That handover to a Safety Investigation Board is expected to occur this weekend, a base spokesperson said.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
To mark the handover from Meyer Turku to Royal Caribbean, more than 1,200 crew members and partners came together for a ceremony led by Royal Caribbean group chairman and CEO Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean president and CEO Michael Bayley and Meyer Turku CEO Casimir Lindholm.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand over
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Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins.
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In 2023, ten years after relinquishing the kneeling figures, the Met gave a further 14 items from its collection back to Cambodia.
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With free childcare provided, women were able to get assistance with resumes, hair and makeup help from Ulta Beauty, as well as a complementary professional headshot.
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Modern pumps can double as cooling devices, which could provide an effective solution in more intense summer weather.
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The announcement came just hours after the Supreme Court handed a major victory to the makers of the weedkiller Roundup, shielding it from thousands of lawsuits from states alleging the company failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.
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Trea Turner drove in Hill with a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and Philadelphia spoiled Andy Green's debut as Mets interim manager by handing New York its seventh consecutive defeat.
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To manage this, professionals should practice active surrender, focusing only on their own contribution in interactions.
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Crazy Horse was killed in 1877, and starvation brought about the surrender of others in 1881.
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Issues like slow image rendering on mobile devices or videos failing to auto-crop correctly—such as losing the subject when switching between portrait and landscape views—are often perceived as minor.
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Faux snakeskin takes the place of the woven Kevlar panel that usually defines the model, while the long mudguard beneath is rendered in black nubuck.
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Seoul — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis.
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Dewey Burdock also joined the Fast-41 permitting program last year, giving it access to an accelerated federal review process reserved for priority infrastructure and critical mineral projects.
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
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Adis does the right thing and asks to leave the boat.
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Three drugs in active clinical development could reshape how doctors approach androgenetic alopecia in both men and women, and the first regulatory submissions are already underway.
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Clascoterone is completing its safety dataset with regulatory submissions already in motion.
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20over. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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