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hands down

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adverb

hands down

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hand down

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Recent Examples of hands down
Adverb
But the hands-down star of the museum’s largest show space is the de Havilland DH106 1A Comet. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands down
Adjective
  • Despite being banned from Instagram and TikTok in 2022, videos featuring Tate are still easy to find on those sites.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • If the near future belongs to consumers with their own AI co-pilots, brands will win by being the easiest—and most trusted—choice inside those journeys.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Also, if the sesame balls with red bean paste pastries are available, then definitely try them for a post-noodle sweet treat.
    Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It’s named after—and home to—arguably one of the most iconic mountains in the country, and definitely the most iconic in Georgia.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The set comes with seven pumpkins in a variety of shapes and sizes to line up across the mantel, and can easily stand alone or be added to a full display with garlands and candles.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The fleece is plush without being thick, so it can be layered under jackets easily without overheating you.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Pre-season was smoother compared to last year’s disruption when the women’s team had to move out of their building to make way for the men’s team.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The reversible duvet cover is made from 100 percent organic cotton and has a honeycomb texture on one side and a smooth cotton percale finish on the other.
    Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The phrase busy as a bee certainly applies to bees in June.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Living in California certainly has its perks.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • It's got two magnetic rings on one end that attach to the back of your iPhone case smoothly, the leaker says.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Sales figures, customer demographics, transaction histories, and the like flow smoothly through data pipelines.
    Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reconnecting with the beauty, awe and wonders of life within and around us informs our senses, perceptions, thoughts and actions as well as improving our well-being.
    Jessica DuLong, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There are, the film informs us at the end, two Shakers who are still around; at its height, the congregation numbered about 6,000.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With just a few chairs, a handful of tables and a simple tent, the setting was intimate but filled with love and intention.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And one of these, for those of us accustomed to British conventions but who follow the game in continental Europe, is the simple passage of time.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Hands down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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