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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
The announcement comes as the Supreme Court could hand down its decision at any time on the legality of the administration's use of emergency powers to impose tariffs.
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Meghan Mistry, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
Goodell never handed down a lifetime suspension, and Kraft didn’t make a coaching change until after the 2023 season, by which time Belichick’s skills and judgment seemed to have regressed a bit.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
South Korea has maintained a de facto moratorium on executions since 1997 and courts rarely hand down death sentences.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Every family may hand down its share of struggles and traumas, but Dabis’s movie suggests that Palestinians living under the yoke of occupation must deal with an especially cruel and binding inheritance.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
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Meghan Mistry, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
Goodell never handed down a lifetime suspension, and Kraft didn’t make a coaching change until after the 2023 season, by which time Belichick’s skills and judgment seemed to have regressed a bit.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
South Korea has maintained a de facto moratorium on executions since 1997 and courts rarely hand down death sentences.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Every family may hand down its share of struggles and traumas, but Dabis’s movie suggests that Palestinians living under the yoke of occupation must deal with an especially cruel and binding inheritance.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand down
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The Moon wills the chart and can make a wishy-washy Libra decisive and direct.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Mu-gyeong wants the truth to will out and Sarah Kim wants Boudoir to survive no matter what.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Prioritize your safety by staying informed and prepared.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Declaration mandates no particular American foreign policy, but the values the document embodies have always informed it, even as American statesmen have struggled to reconcile the country’s many mundane interests with the principles that gave it birth.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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However, the deputies were notified of a carjacking near the location of the stabbing.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Teens are notified about recording during their safety onboarding.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
15 Feb. 2026
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During the first week of the search, the New York Post reported that one of Guthrie’s neighbors had alerted police to the presence, in the neighborhood, in January, of an unmarked white van.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The manipulations also affected how much sadness and anger participants reported feeling while scrolling.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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None of us need to manifest chaos.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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From there, the blessing parade begins to manifest — family joy, an abundance of abundance, fresh new ideas and options, popularity and fame, focus and discipline, clarity and protection.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
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Callella has been arrested on suspicion of transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce, and without disclosing his identity, utilizing a telecommunications device with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass a person.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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There are also chatty, jokey messages pointing to a much closer relationship with Epstein than Mandelson had disclosed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, footage showing federal agents killing Alex Pretti revealed the ICU nurse was holding a phone in his right hand, and an officer removing a gun from his back waistband before the shooting.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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During the sentencing hearing that began last week, prosecutors revealed the previously confidential contents of a handwritten note with Thompson's name and the shooting date found at his family's house in the Hedingham subdivision.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Guthrie family has been apprised of the efforts to investigate the notes and the case itself, the three officials briefed said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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The role of the director of national intelligence is to coordinate intelligence collection across federal agencies and keep the president apprised of threats to national security.—
Barbara McQuade,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20down. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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