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 Netflix has done this before, handing the series its third season around this time last year before Season 2 arrived on the streamer in August 2025. —

Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026 High up on the curving walls to either side were large murals painted in the 1930s by the artist Barry Faulkner portraying Thomas Jefferson handing the Declaration to John Hancock and the ratification of the Constitution. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Instead of handing it to a driver, the order is picked up outside through what Flytrex calls remote pickup. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 Reportedly, Charles had been handing William more responsibilities amidst his cancer battle and had pretty much accepted William’s time was coming sooner, rather than later. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 May 2026 HeartPrint is not handing women a map. —

Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Durán will split time with Fermin, likely handing the same pitchers Campusano has. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 Lemley cradled the kitten in his arms before handing it to the commander of the United Cajun Navy, a volunteer disaster-response group. —

Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 No one was bowing down and handing them the World Series trophy just for that, just like no one should write them off because of a bad stretch of games. —

Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026

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Plants produce large, rounded flowerheads from late summer to fall in sparkling pink, purple, and rose-red hues, providing a late season source of nectar to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Third places are crucial for combating loneliness by providing a free (or relatively inexpensive) environment to relax, connect, and socialize.

— Ashlee Gadd, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026