special handling

noun

: the handling of parcel-post or mail as first-class but not as special-delivery matter for an extra fee

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More Stories The ideal for submarine commanders is a robot that doesn't need special handling and can be loaded aboard like a torpedo, then launched from a standard torpedo tube and recovered through the same tube after its mission has been completed. David Szondy june 21, New Atlas, 21 June 2025 The new variety doesn’t need any special handling for the California environment, researchers said, and artisanal bakers, millers and those with farm-to-fork businesses have expressed interest in it. Irene Wright, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025 The representative let slip that the request required special handling. T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025 The museum’s galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke damage through special handling systems, and officials said that the double-walled construction of the galleries protects the artwork. Matt Stevens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for special handling

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of special handling was in 1928

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“Special handling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20handling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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