HANDING Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

handing

verb

present participle of hand

as in providing

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 passing

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another the clerk handed her the receipt

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as in leaving

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 handing Ultimately, the Mariners took care of business in the 10th inning and won the contest 5-4, handing Baltimore its fourth loss in a row. —

Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 İmamoğlu’s victory marked a departure, handing the city over to the CHP, the main opposition party. —

Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026 Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook is planning to step down in September, handing the reins to John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering. —

Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 The schedule makers did the Mets few favors in the first few months of the season, sending them to the West Coast three times without any off-days in between, and handing them several interleague series. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026 White retired from professional cooking in 1999 and took the unconventional step of handing his three stars back and has since become a vocal critic of the Michelin star system. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 Days after his arrest, a federal judge rejected his bid for release despite concerns over a weeklong delay in handing him over to immigration authorities. —

Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2026 Nye stopped short of handing a full victory to Boise. —

Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2026 In March, finally, the Rams blew the top off the cornerback market by trading for Chiefs star Trent McDuffie and handing him a four-year deal worth $31 million yearly. —

Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 2 June 2026

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In 2001, food-freedom advocates, including Stewart, successfully petitioned the county to weaken regulations, providing McAfee access to a new pool of customers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Fort Worth police officers and firefighters arrived on scene and began providing medical aid to a man who had suffered a gunshot wound.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026