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as in to pass (down)
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as in to kithe
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Recent Examples of hand down
But hands down, the best part of this dish is the creamy honey mustard sauce.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2025
The show includes IDs, pay stubs, birth certificates, letters and photographs that have been handed down through generations.
—Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Before the decision was handed down, the music mogul was afforded the opportunity to give a final statement to Judge Arun Subramanian Friday (Oct. 3), hoping to secure a 14-month sentence, which would’ve effectively be time served.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Diddy is expected to speak in open court before his sentence is handed down.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2025
The show includes IDs, pay stubs, birth certificates, letters and photographs that have been handed down through generations.
—Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Before the decision was handed down, the music mogul was afforded the opportunity to give a final statement to Judge Arun Subramanian Friday (Oct. 3), hoping to secure a 14-month sentence, which would’ve effectively be time served.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Diddy is expected to speak in open court before his sentence is handed down.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand down
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Miami essentially wants to will a power running game into existence when SMU’s flimsy pass defense suggested a different approach had a greater chance of success.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Luka Doncic did everything in his power to will Los Angeles to a win.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to Philadelphia magazine, the dismissal took place via an email in which she was informed that she was being terminated for cause.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The same year, California also banned the use of simulated fire in active shooter drills and required that parents be informed that a drill is taking place.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Bergen County Board of Elections had a 3-3 party line deadlock in a vote over whether to notify the affected voters, the outlet reported.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the deceased after notifying next of kin.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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As Semafor previously reported, many inside the magazine were excited by Guiducci’s arrival, believing the old Vanity Fair was moving too slowly, had fallen too far outside the zeitgeist, and had lost some of its sheen.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tabor said the Detention Center still sees detainees who test positive for covid-19, though not in the large numbers that were reported during the height of the pandemic in 2021.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Costanzo illustrated how some of that tension between him and Ferrante manifested, with an anecdote about the show’s casting.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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Freddy doesn’t just haunt Jesse’s dreams; instead, Freddy uses Jesse as a conduit to manifest himself into reality (which, yes, kind of goes against what Freddy’s supernatural powers are supposed to be).—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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While not all spending or financial sources have been disclosed publicly, Democrats easily outspent a Republican campaign by as much as four-to-one.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kelly did not disclose what structural engineering issues the building had, but said that the company's structural engineering firm informed Amazon of its error in a statement without elaborating.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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That line—now the opening line of the novel—revealed that this time travel story would be about how to begin again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Advanced spectroscopy and simulations revealed why.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Purushotham argued that build versus buy is often not an either/or, though his team stays apprised of what Citi’s 30,000 software developers are working on.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20down. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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