hand on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand on
hand down
Verb
  • Price was handed down a 10-year prison term that will also be followed by five years of supervised release.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
  • For all these incidents, the stewards had to go through a hearing with the relevant parties, analyze footage, consult the rulebook and then hand down their rulings — all of which had to be detailed in the FIA’s decision documents system.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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“Hand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20on. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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