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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand on
hand down
Verb
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But on her final jump, a triple loop, Glenn put her hand down, losing some points in an otherwise stellar performance.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026 -
The only blemish was when Glenn put one hand down on her final jump — the same triple loop that cost her in her short program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Hand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20on. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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