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Recent Examples of well-handled
That scene was potentially such a minefield, but so well-handled.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
With most action confined to the family home, Bulgaria passes well enough for Anytown, U.S.A., and technical contributions all around are well-handled.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 19 July 2023
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
With most action confined to the family home, Bulgaria passes well enough for Anytown, U.S.A., and technical contributions all around are well-handled.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 19 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-handled
Adjective
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Sitting on a worn wooden chair in the garden on a cool Tuesday afternoon, Chambers, 43, a professional glass and metalsmith, reflected on his antiquated strain of craftsmanship.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Sealing gaps around windows and doors, adding insulation in accessible areas, installing a smart thermostat, or replacing worn weatherstripping can make a home more comfortable and may help reduce energy use over time.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The economists focus on two groups of workers, both aged 20 to 64.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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The princess and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, shared the news of the new pregnancy with an Instagram post featuring their sons, August (aged 5), and Ernest (aged 2), holding a sonogram.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The Broncos look slow, sloppy, shopworn and stale.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carson said — 50 times Carson’s office, on a quiet street in downtown Modesto, was gritty and shopworn and functional in feel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2021
Adjective
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All four options have free trials, but even after the trials end, their monthly prices aren’t too shabby.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
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The finish wasn’t too shabby, either.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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My girl's gonna get spoiled — that's for sure — from Aunt Julianne.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Ann and Pat later moved to a 10-acre farm east of Franktown, where Schrader gardened, raised hens, spoiled cats and hoisted 50-pound bales of hay among other chores for the family’s eight horses.—
Billie Stanton,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Most of them were spent on the third defensive pairing, and then the 22-year-old was scratched for Tyson Hinds late in the year as Quenneville favored the size of Hinds, who spent most of his season in the American Hockey League.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Now imagine moving millions of items, each of them delicate, unique, priceless and old.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Raman and Pratt are right in deeming Bass the old guard of a beat-up city — but the old guard didn’t get there without knowing how to win.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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But like the handsome, burgundy Chevy that actually pulls up onstage (one curious anachronism among several), Lane doesn’t have the air of a beat-up workhorse.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But trading either of them would double as an acknowledgment that Denver’s current template has gone stale.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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And give Stammen credit for mixing and matching the lineup so often, in large part to make sure guys don’t get stale sitting on the bench.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Well-handled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-handled. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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