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Recent Examples of handless Twenty-five years after authorities discovered a headless and handless man in a Michigan cornfield, arrests have been made in connection to the grisly murder. Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023 Two brothers were arrested this week on murder charges in connection to a 1997 Michigan cold case in which a man's headless and handless body was found in a cornfield, authorities said. Erin Pflaumer, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023 When asked what doctors and nurses on the front lines at Cincinnati Children's Hospital needed to keep the hospital cleaner, the answer was quick: handless door hooks. James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2020 Join us on deck for games such as handless doughnut eating, deadeye bowling and cauldron tossing. Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handless
Adjective
  • Threading that narrative in there, and getting all the clumsy beats and the awkward beats, felt like a continuation of the narrative.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Well accustomed to the bumps and bruises that come with playing defense at a high level, Thomas can look back with some humor at one of the ankle injuries, which was due to a clumsy play.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The result is an awkward medley of ideas and references.
    Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The story struck a chord with other Redditors, many of whom shared their own awkward travel mishaps.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Handless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handless. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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