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as in to abuse
to abuse physically
charges that the police manhandled peaceful protesters
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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
The Pats got manhandled by Mother Nature and the Dolphins over a 20-7 loss played out under 90-degree temperatures.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Tigers then manhandled Ball State.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
How the Dolphins offense responds after essentially being manhandled against the Bears will be key.
—Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
San Francisco tackle Williams is 6-foot-5 and 320, and has been manhandling NFL linemen since Hufanga was a boy running around his parents’ farm in Oregon.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Tigers then manhandled Ball State.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
How the Dolphins offense responds after essentially being manhandled against the Bears will be key.
—Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
San Francisco tackle Williams is 6-foot-5 and 320, and has been manhandling NFL linemen since Hufanga was a boy running around his parents’ farm in Oregon.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
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Why this threat matters The Deep Research agent was designed to perform multistep research and summarize online data, but its wide access to third-party apps like Gmail, Google Drive and Dropbox also opened the door to abuse.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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He was hit with a massive $50,000 fine for verbally abusing officials back in 2023, and he was slapped with a $14,000 fine for a violent gesture during a game against the Buffalo Bills last season.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wembanyama added weight and has been bullying defenders in the paint during the preseason while shooting fewer treys.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Papa Snoop collaborated with GLAAD for the song in honor of Spirit Day, an annual holiday that encourages people to stand against bullying LGBTQ+ youth.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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Branch owned both dogs that mauled Nunez, the sheriff’s office confirmed to WTOC.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The offensive line that was mauled by Michigan last year punched first and punched often on Saturday.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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They are mistreated, raped, killed.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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There have been multiple reports of children being mistreated during enforcement operations.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pitcher Orion Kerkering mishandled a comebacker, opting to throw home instead of first with the bases loaded and two outs.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
11 Oct. 2025
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Bolton is reportedly under investigation for mishandling classified documents.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Brock Lesnar's Road to WrestleMania The Beast brutalized Cena this past Saturday night and defeated him with relative ease after hitting six consecutive F-5's.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd brutalized Ospreay, targeting the neck which he was set to have surgery on.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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And if Klopp felt the benefits of turning throw-ins into choreographed events, complete with long build-ups, would be outweighed in Liverpool’s case by a loss of attacking impetus, is there not something to be said for that?—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officers found people trying to attack police cruisers with fireworks, cones, poles and other items.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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From January to June, more than 3,100 people were reported killed across Haiti and an additional 1,100 reported injured, according to the United Nations.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ten minutes later, Martinelli actually scored after making a good run in behind from the right wing as Saka had gone off injured.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Manhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhandle. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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