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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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Whether intentional or not, the specific hue results in a look that resembles a pre-worn Air Force 1, but without the exaggerated scuffs and stains found on the aforementioned Dirty Triple White look.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Of course, laser processes can be used post-printing to achieve the true texture of a worn pair of jeans.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Thiaw, aged 24 and capped three times by Germany, is comfortable on the ball, can play in a high line and is good at switching play.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The crowd was largely male and middle-aged, and almost everyone was Black or brown.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives.—
John Nugent,
Houston Chronicle,
4 July 2020
Adjective
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As the 126-foot-tall Twin Towers standing guard over Wembley’s entrance drew us and thousands more inexorably forward from the nearby Underground station, a love affair was born that never quite died, no matter how shabby the old place became in its final years.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At a time when economic anxiety is high, stable’s not too shabby.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Their party gets spoiled when a CCTV camera operator calls to inform the police.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Look who the spoiled brats are, relatively speaking.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That means a lot of driving around in his beat-up van and sticking his nose in the business of people who would really just like to do their Late Stage Capitalism in private.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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Lee is a dogged investigator who has, with virtually no resources outside of a beat-up old panel van with a tape deck, uncovered lots of secrets the rich and powerful of Oklahoma would prefer to keep hidden.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If past performances are the predictor of Florida’s future product, as much concern should lie with the stale play-calling system that placed UF 100th in scoring offense as hope in a single game that featured one of the best freshman performances in program history.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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These fats can be affected by heat, light, and moisture, leading nuts to go stale or rancid.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Well-handled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-handled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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