unhands

verb

present tense third-person singular of unhand
as in hands

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhands
  1. hands
  2. gives
  3. hands out
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  • And with that shift comes a different columnist, as Joe Reid hands the newsletter reins over to Nate Jones.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One of their agents hands the team a fast insight, pulled from correlational attribution data across three platform dashboards.
    — Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hands
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  • That behavior gives engineers a way to control how a material stores and releases electrical energy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of gives
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  • Felton, like Saputra, regularly hands out experimental dishes to dedicated regulars in exchange for uncensored critiques.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Texas hands out billions in tax abatements and incentives to mega-corporations that often fail to deliver lasting benefits to local communities.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hands out
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“Unhands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhands. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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