handing down

verb

present participle of hand down
1
as in passing (down)

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2
as in reporting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handing down
  1. reporting
  2. informing
  3. notifying
  4. disclosing
  5. revealing
  6. manifesting
  7. imparting
  8. divulging
Verb
  • The brand posted its third-quarter earnings Thursday, reporting an increase in comparable restaurant sales of 5%.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Murray alleges the school retaliated against Newman for reporting his concerns.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of reporting
Verb
  • According to the complaint, the company used high-pressure sales practices to get consumers to signing up for personal loans which actually transferred their title to Home Savers 911 without informing them.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The hospital violated its own policy by not informing Conor’s parents that he had been transferred, the CMS report found.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • Imagine packing for your Bahamas cruise—shorts, bathing suits, and sandals all put away—only to get an email the night before notifying you the ship would be rerouted to Nova Scotia, Canada.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2026
  • What users need to know OpenAI began notifying users about the retirement on November 10.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of notifying
Verb
  • Detectives are not disclosing where the incident happened to protect the child's privacy.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Only companies transparently disclosing their environmental data are considered for inclusion in the ranking.
    — Charlotte Hu, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • Slowly, a door opens, revealing the shadow of Stephen, her husband.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The large wooden desk is framed by a bookshelf painted pastel robin’s egg blue, and an antique cabinet that stands on tall spindly legs, its doors open, revealing rows of small, narrow dividers for sorting mail or paperwork.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • Protests continue to unfold, with pressures on the French economy manifesting further across financial markets.
    — , CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the concourses on Wednesday were full of groups of supporters manifesting ways in which the appeal would be successful.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of manifesting
Verb
  • On 1 of 1, themes of gratitude, faith, hard work, perseverance, transformation and the unifying power of hip-hop dominate the track list, continuing Lyte’s natural talent for imparting wisdom on her audience.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The memories often involve his father imparting pearls of wisdom, regardless of whether Jay though of them that way at the time.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of imparting
Verb
  • OpenAI said its new framework for divulging model misbehavior to the public starts with disclosure, and that any employee can flag an issue for the safety and alignment team to investigate.
    — Isabel O'Brien,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vega has visited her and intimidated her into divulging Ji’s fake death certificate.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of divulging
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