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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand on
hand down
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The eccentric exotic animal broker had been hoping for a significantly lighter sentence, just one year instead of the four-and-half-year sentence Missouri District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down Thursday.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025 -
The first 100 years of the sentence were handed down for the murder, and the other 10 for the use of a deadly weapon during the crime.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Hand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20on. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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