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as in side
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
on the one hand, you would have more storage space in a larger house, but on the other, you would have more rooms to heat
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as in flank
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
tall buildings rose on either hand nothing but wide open space on either hand
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as in employe
one who works for another for wages or a salary
the restaurant always hires several more hands for the busy summer season
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as in handwriting
the form or style of a particular person's writing
writes with a flowing, old-fashioned hand
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as in control
usually hands plural
the ability to direct the course of something
the final decision is in your hands
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as in possession
hands plural
the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal
I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible
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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
the downstairs tenant gave us a hand getting the heavy dresser up the stairs
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
once she got her own place, the young woman showed that she was quite a hand at interior decoration
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as in signature
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent
the subpoena required a lawyer's hand
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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys
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Recent Examples of hand
Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The legislation is now in the hands of the Senate after the House narrowly approved it last month following weeks of intraparty disagreement over its components.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 June 2025
Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets hands Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers his helmet in the second inning during Game One of the Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Noun
The discovery of this board-level surveillance has prompted two criminal cases, now in the hands of Italian prosecutors.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The legislation is now in the hands of the Senate after the House narrowly approved it last month following weeks of intraparty disagreement over its components.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 June 2025
Verb
Even for someone as used to handing rarities as Nguyen Dinh Tuan Viet, the first sight of the oldest bottle of whisky in the world was a moment to remember.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets hands Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers his helmet in the second inning during Game One of the Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand
Noun
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Their litany of injuries on the pitching side, particularly to the starting rotation, has mushroomed to cartoonish levels.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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On the other side, the Dream has a -2.5 (-110) open, a -5.5 (EVEN) spread, an u160.5 (-110) total, and a -220 moneyline.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2025
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The starkness of Huyler’s writing needles into an essential loneliness of medical practice.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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The efforts for the attention of Emmy voters is as fierce as ever, but does any of this stuff move the needle?—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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But the claim started to unravel as investigators talked to Morales Reyes, who doesn’t speak English fluently, and obtained a handwriting sample from him that was different from the handwriting in the letters, according to court documents.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Most scholars believed that the Isaiah Scroll was copied by a single scribe due to the seemingly uniform handwriting style.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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In the latter, the Communist Party had taken a percentage ownership in private companies as well as control over government board seats and voting power, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2023.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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To buttress that desire for control, the profile of full-back Guardiola employed changed.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Messi is still quick, not as quick as before, but enough to gain advantages in possession.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Voluntary manslaughter came with a 20-year prison sentence, while the firearm possession and concealment of death counts entail five years each.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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People with the plan will also have access to 24/7 roadside assistance through Drive America, as well as telehealth services, the company said.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
16 June 2025
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The Trump Administration’s campaign against foreign assistance was widespread.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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One community that's especially vulnerable, experts say, are victims of domestic violence.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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Alternative therapies for cancer care can have dire consequences, experts say.—
Dr. Lemuel Hackshaw,
ABC News,
15 June 2025
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The vivid purple of her signature ube cake has new neighbors every month as Vee brainstorms fresh ideas, mostly based on Filipino flavors but with European baking techniques (think a mango buttercream cake).—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Folwell said Idahoans United hopes to have acceptable ballot measure titles by the end of June to begin collecting voter signatures around the state.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2025
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“Hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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