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as in passed (down)
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as in informed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed down
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Local fire and government authorities are notified prior to burn days and kept informed throughout prescribed fire operations.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026 -
She was later informed by a paramedic that her mother, Michele, had also been found dead inside.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched in November to a residence in the Linville community of Marion after a caller reported a neighbor standing in their driveway screaming and refusing to leave the property despite having been warned previously.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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He was tagged and pictured holding a skull on the group page, ABC 6 reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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He was notified last month that the monthly premium is set to rise to $733 without financial help, a 2,518% increase.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The state Department of Children and Families was notified of the child's death and is performing what's known as a summary review, which is standard practice in such cases.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Suarez is permitted to accept such gifts as long as they are disclosed, as this gift was, and the giver is not a city lobbyist.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Most were disclosed in late October, when Amazon, Meta Platforms and Applied Materials reported separate layoff decisions.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Newsom further revealed the limits of his rationality with his remarks on the high-speed rail boondoggle.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Researchers revealed that one of the key factors that enabled Despotopulos and his team to make these first-ever experimental measurements was access to the world’s highest-energy laser system, located at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility (NIF).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh have manifested an onscreen reunion.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Newsom has manifested this weird love-hate relationship with oil, craving it in the short-term to keep California running while vilifying its manufacturers as the architects of our climate change crisis.—
Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Students, particularly younger ones, aren’t always apprised of their family’s actual economic and housing situation.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
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Tracy Zarembinski also followed Richard’s progress on CaringBridge — and kept her son apprised over the next few months.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
6 Dec. 2025
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There were more gentlemen that asked for her assistance that evening, Margolyes divulged.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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Their ticket prices were not divulged.—
Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Handed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handed%20down. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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