UNHANDING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

unhanding

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present participle of unhand

as in handing

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Trump may gloat about the earnings, but that did nothing to address the very real national security concerns with handing our greatest adversary a leg up in the artificial intelligence race.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
There’s an urge to preserve something sacred and ancient, to avoid handing everything over to our brightly lit, modern world.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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Then, the two-time Grammy winner donated his earnings, giving $500,000 across the 50 fan competitors in the competition ($10K each) and the remaining $500,000 to charity.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Swavely said in an interview that the play attempts to present Helen’s perspective in the story, reimagining her as a mail-order bride and giving her a voice and agency in her own fate.

— Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Before the cars are back on track, The Athletic’s F1 experts Luke Smith and Madeline Coleman have analyzed each team to date this season, handing out midterm report cards.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Illinois is dropping another $17M this year, handing out grants to 39 organizations participating in the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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There folks designed their own complimentary Scout Motors Stateside work shirts, choosing from an array of badges before turning over the button-downs to be custom embroidered.

— Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
Burbank has objected to turning over mixed-use lanes to the BRT, saying the regular traffic will back-up or spill over into nearby neighborhoods.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 20 July 2026

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Facebook's social graph was built by three billion people handing over their interests in exchange for a service priced at zero, with the terms of service doing the accounting.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Her parents weren’t so sure and convinced her to fly out to see the place in person before handing over any cash.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026

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At the halfway mark, Bullock took the lead, with Esponda dropping to fifth due to limited difficulty in her uneven bars routine.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
And the department has also seen several high-profile cases unravel recently, including dropping vandalism charges against a former Olympic canoeist and others over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— NPR Staff, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

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Apart from polluting ecosystems and leaving toxic residues on human food sources, these aggressive chemicals drive pests to develop genetic resistance, rendering treatments ineffective over time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
The company's clashes with unions date back years, with battles over employment status, arbitration proceedings, working conditions, and more rendering it a marquee villain in the eyes of labor advocates.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

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