1
as in to abuse
to abuse physically
charges that the police manhandled peaceful protesters
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2
as in to bully
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
if you see anyone manhandling a child, you should call the authorities
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Recent Examples of manhandle
Winning on the margins must replace manhandling inferior opponents, perhaps why base runners who rarely showed any aggression are now hunting an extra 90 feet with every ball put in play.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Grant manhandled weaker offensive linemen in college, but there are concerns about his game translating to the NFL.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Brito looked completely out of his depth as he was manhandled en route to a lopsided loss.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
He was accused of manhandling Mitts during a heated debate about Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city, by blocking her from entering the City Council chambers.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Grant manhandled weaker offensive linemen in college, but there are concerns about his game translating to the NFL.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Brito looked completely out of his depth as he was manhandled en route to a lopsided loss.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
He was accused of manhandling Mitts during a heated debate about Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city, by blocking her from entering the City Council chambers.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manhandle
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The bill was named after Trey Carlock, a Dallas native who died by suicide in 2019 at the age of 28 after being abused by a Missouri summer camp director.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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After Daniel is bullied by his classmates, he is encouraged to take karate lessons to defend himself.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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For Essiedu’s Snape, his story eventually leads to the revelation that he was relentlessly bullied by James Potter back in the ‘70s, hung upside down with magic at one point, and pining after Lily, James’ eventual wife.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Kansas adopted stricter laws on exotic animal ownership following the 2005 death of 17-year-old Hailey Hilderbrand, who was mauled by a 700-pound Siberian tiger while posing for a photo at the Lost Creek Sanctuary in Labette County, Kansas.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Behind him, a 3-month-old calf that had been mauled by wolves the night before lay in the grass with deep wounds on its flanks.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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The allegation that Afrikaners were being mistreated was at the center of an executive order Trump issued days later that cut all U.S. assistance to South Africa.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Two shows on Netflix last year helped inject momentum into a slow-moving legal process, and new interest in the brothers’ fate was fueled by campaigns on TikTok and other social media by younger people who felt the brothers were mistreated in the 1990s.—
Tim Arango,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Columbia is also down $400 million in federal funding after the Trump administration slashed budgets at universities accused of mishandling antisemitism on campus.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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But former President Joe Biden and former Attorney General Merrick Garland denied political motivations were behind Trump indictments for mishandling classified documents and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Guards, many of them teenage cadets from police academies, are reportedly ordered to humiliate and brutalize detainees, some barely older than themselves.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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Then there’s Danaher, the worst of all, which has been brutalized by a lack of Chinese biotech offerings.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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After the quake evacuation, the inmates were still outside of the cells when a group suddenly attacked guards, seized their weapons, opened fire and fled, said Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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Federal officials said one immigration agent was injured when a rock shattered his vehicle’s windshield, and the U.S. Marshals Service reported arrests for obstructing operations, according to the Times.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Officials said 15 people between the ages of 25 and 88 were injured with burns.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Manhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhandle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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