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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 punishment was handed down for a violation of the league’s conduct policy stemming from his role in a car crash in Dallas last year.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Perhaps even more important was a criminal indictment a grand jury handed down in the case of Byron Walker.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Jones’s bid at the Supreme Court was his last chance to stop the judgment from being handed down.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2025
Though Glazer does view a fine as the most likely penalty to be handed down.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Perhaps even more important was a criminal indictment a grand jury handed down in the case of Byron Walker.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Jones’s bid at the Supreme Court was his last chance to stop the judgment from being handed down.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2025
Though Glazer does view a fine as the most likely penalty to be handed down.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 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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Back in 1915, Phys reported, a team excavated Margaret Island in Budapest and discovered the remains of a young man in a Dominican monastery.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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And as Semafor previously reported, Axel Springer’s top target internally is the Wall Street Journal, should the company ever be able to pry it out of NewsCorp’s hands.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The absence of an edge manifested itself in almost every aspect of the game, but was most glaring on defense.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Making matters worse is how suddenly symptoms can manifest – and often at the most inconvenient moments.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 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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When the movie was first announced, it was revealed that Chris Pratt signed on to be the lead.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI has launched or revealed plans for a social-media app, a web browser, shopping inside ChatGPT, a personal device.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Keeping Taiwan, Japan, and other allies apprised of U.S. intentions will also counteract China’s attempts to sow doubt about the United States’ reliability as a partner throughout the process.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 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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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20down. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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