hand back
phrasal verb
handed back; handing back; hands back
: to return (something) by handing it to someone
He handed the letter back (to her) without reading it.
The clerk handed back my credit card.
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In December, Suntory replaced Niinami by promoting Torii as president, in a move that saw the Japanese whiskey maker’s reins being handed back to the family.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Justin also held his hands back, guarding his son while placing the back of his head on Jack’s stomach.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Landing Zone 2, located adjacent to Landing Zone 1, will also be decommissioned and handed back over to the Space Force once SpaceX activates the new landing sites.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
They were expected to return on Saturday, where the girl would have been handed back into the custody of her mother, police said.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Justin also held his hands back, guarding his son while placing the back of his head on Jack’s stomach.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Landing Zone 2, located adjacent to Landing Zone 1, will also be decommissioned and handed back over to the Space Force once SpaceX activates the new landing sites.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
They were expected to return on Saturday, where the girl would have been handed back into the custody of her mother, police said.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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“Hand back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20back. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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