unhanding

verb

present participle of unhand
as in handing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhanding
  1. handing
  2. giving
  3. handing out
  4. turning over
  5. handing over
  6. giving up
  7. dropping
  8. rendering
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  • Planning ahead of time and handing things over properly removes most of the need for communicating while on holiday.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And in tech supply chains, a chip squeeze is hitting Chinese smartphone makers in India, handing Apple and Samsung room to gain ground.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of handing
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  • For shopper Kori Farmer, The Grocery Spot helps stretch her budget while giving her access to fresh food close to home.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The crisis is giving new urgency to an energy problem that Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers were already confronting.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • Adults can share the duties of handing out snacks and keeping kids entertained.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This entails handing out thousands of patronage jobs to rabbis, bureaucrats, undertakers, and inspectors.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of handing out
Verb
  • DePena was released after agreeing to several conditions, including turning over his passport and not seeking any loans without court approval.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The service-line coordinators and support staff keep the room turning over safely and on time.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of turning over
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  • Homeowners can’t obtain advice or accurate estimates without handing over their phone numbers and risk being pestered by overzealous salespeople.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tyler, the Creator is once again making fans do a little homework before handing over the goods.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of handing over
Verb
  • In exchange for giving up most of what someone owns, filing Chapter 7 wipes out almost all debts and gives them a fresh financial start.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jose Altuve homered and had five RBIs, and the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 15-8 despite giving up four home runs in the first inning.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving up
Verb
  • Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The dropping water levels could imperil Lake Powell's ability to generate electricity, and federal officials have been pulling water out of smaller reservoirs upstream to help buy time.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropping
Verb
  • Russia is slowly edging towards its territorial goal of taking the Donbas – albeit through rendering the remaining ground held by Ukraine uninhabitable through horrific drone strikes on all signs of civilian and military life.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Restore screenwriter Scott Frank’s original idea of rendering the past in black and white.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendering
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“Unhanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhanding. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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