HAND IN Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

hand in

verb

Definition of hand in

as in to turn in

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Recent Examples of hand in But the rising also became brutal, with violence extending beyond royal officials to others who were perceived as enemies of the revolt but had no hand in the tax. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 So the people that put their hand in the air have made that decision in their mind and that decision is to serve something bigger than themselves. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Humor goes hand in hand with trauma and is often a great way in to dropping down into what really hurts. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The occasion was the culmination of five years of planning, according to officials, and will help local firefighters and federal agencies work hand in hand. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand in

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Outside of fencing’s turn in the Olympic spotlight every four years, the sport largely disappears from the public eye.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 4.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of turn in

Verb

Underhill ended the discussion by proposing that Diamantis relinquish the Greek passport to the court when it was returned to him.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Some insiders believed that the studio would ultimately relinquish the film and return rights to the movie to its producers.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of relinquish

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But Herbert seemed to will the team there, while the defense stepped up big time in key moments down the stretch.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Director Rob Savage tells EW that ‘the film gods willed it’ for Chastain to play these dual roles.

— Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of will

Verb

The gallery watched with rapt attention as Reddington gestured wildly, slammed his hand down and threw a stack of papers onto the bench.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Mafe rarely put his hand down in Seattle, almost always rushing standing up on the outside.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hand down

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Prescribing, dispensing and enabling the sale of retatrutide — which is still in clinical trials — violate those standards.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

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