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handling

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verb

present participle of handle
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as in operating
to control the mechanical operation of learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of handling
Noun
In a scathing rant on X (which has since been deleted), Musk criticized the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein records. Meredith Kile, People.com, 8 July 2025 Feynman is expected to operate around 1000 GB per second, being optimized for certain kinds of data handling and precise mathematical operations. John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025 Related has since consistently denied media requests to visit the site and to this day won’t provide interviews on the find or its handling of it. Andres Viglucci july 4, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025 His lowest marks concerned his handling of deportations, where his net approval rating stood at -20, down from -16 in early June. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for handling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handling
Noun
  • Girls may, for example, struggle with time management, daydreaming or being a chatterbox and are more likely to be diagnosed with the primarily inattentive type of ADHD over the hyperactive type.
    Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
  • Emotional intelligence and the soft skills necessary to inspire hope are often seen as part of culture or talent management, rather than leveraged as strategic assets.
    Camille Nicita, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • According to Amazon, Nova Act is capable of booking trips, completing online purchases and managing calendars and to-do lists.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Ramsey’s mom also became their on-set guardian, accompanying them to set and managing their social media accounts.
    Makena Gera, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Its treating its legends better than ever.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Emerging technologies are capable of treating leachate more efficiently, reducing the need for energy-intensive pretreatment processes.
    Dan Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • He is being lined up to be an understudy/support for central midfielder Enzo Fernandez, rather than operating on the flanks.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The company acknowledges substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to its operating deficit and negative working capital.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Roles will increasingly revolve around supervising, collaborating with, or augmenting the capabilities of AI agents.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Rick Morales is supervising producer.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Thank you for tolerating a strange British idiot.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of being about a bunch of observers helplessly tolerating their peculiar friend, the sketch became an absurd illustration of the way groupthink manifests.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on X, formerly Twitter, that all relevant forces in southern Lebanon and the monitoring committee and army overseeing the November truce should work to stop violations that could threaten his country.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The concern for many is that these departments have no experience overseeing what will become their new responsibilities.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That's because the initial yield of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which discovered nearly 3,000 planets in its nine years of operation, relied on worlds transiting — passing between their star and Earth.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 15 July 2025
  • Frost also questioned the legality of the facility, asserting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is directing operations despite claims that the site is state-run.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

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“Handling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handling. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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