as in operations
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
the handling of proper order in the courtroom is the job of the sergeant at arms
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handlings
Noun
-
To that end, Ecuador and the United States conducted military operations this week against organized crime groups in the South American country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026 -
The agency said Tuesday that normal operations continue at the camp.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
-
In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
These controls monitor hundreds of process variables and notify operators if conditions drift outside target levels.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
-
Beyond that, these 11-oz (310-g) headphones offer more controls in a companion mobile app, and dual-device connectivity for tuning into your phone and laptop without manually switching between them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Don’t let temporary doubts stop you from having a good time, but try to balance that with attention to any potential oversights.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
-
According to the team, identifying risks early can prevent small oversights from becoming serious problems later.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
That alignment has made nuclear one of the rare domains where the direction of travel has proven durable across recent administrations.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
-
The sudden surge came with the change in presidential administrations, which is crucial because prediction markets are regulated via a federal commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Pike followed the main line — called the trunk line — which had hoses branching off in other directions.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
-
Wind shear, which occurs when winds blow at different speeds and/or directions with height, acts as an impediment to fledgling tropical storms and hurricanes.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
The departments of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, along with the Federal Housing Finance Agency, are instructed to eliminate regulations and update programs that are reducing residential development.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
-
These are settlements which are built even in violation of Israeli planning regulations, but, again, the vast majority of them are fully supported by the government.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Handlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handlings. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
