well-handled

adjective

Definition of well-handlednext
as in worn

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Recent Examples of well-handled That scene was potentially such a minefield, but so well-handled. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-handled
  1. worn
  2. aged
  3. shopworn
  4. shabby
  5. spoiled
  6. old
  7. beat-up
  8. stale
Adjective
  • More recently, the Daily News has learned, a local bus made runs in Manhattan for three weeks despite a driver reporting steering problems and a mechanic finding severely worn suspension components.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • While black is widely worn to look stylish, and by mourners, in Italy it also has long been associated with fascism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of worn
Adjective
  • The young partier who witnessed the shooting from a passing car appears on the stand as a modestly dressed, middle-aged woman.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, was found dead, aged 41, in London last Friday, days after resigning from his post.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of aged
Adjective
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The Broncos look slow, sloppy, shopworn and stale.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of shopworn
Adjective
  • Gardeners occasionally have trouble with boxwood foliage turning brown—making this otherwise beautiful shrub look a little shabby and worn.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Willian, another player listed in the disciplinary charges, wasn’t too shabby, either.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of shabby
Adjective
  • Grocery stores can use the 2D codes to remove about-to-expire food and lock out spoiled items from getting rung up at checkout.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Lineage, meanwhile, said it's removed 93% of the more than 80 million pounds of spoiled food from the facility.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoiled
Adjective
  • So when the 36-year-old was pronounced dead in a South Carolina apartment on Sunday, shock and grief stretched around the world.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics saw its shares jump as much as 629% during its Wednesday market debut in Shanghai—an eye-popping rally that pushed 36-year-old chairman and CEO Wang Xingxing’s net worth to $16 billion.
    — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of old
Adjective
  • Tribal members drove around in a beat-up Buick flinging matches out the window.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • The ultimate road trip fantasy, this one involves a beat-up car and nothing more than wide-open country and tons of wild adventure waiting down the highway.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 July 2026
Definition of beat-up
Adjective
  • In warmer, staler weather, users can open the offset fly zipper and roll one or both pieces of door fabric open to increase airflow.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • No one will argue that breathing stale air in a seat that offers 30 inches of leg room counts as a wellness retreat, and the research on how much dedicated tech detoxes actually improve well-being is mixed.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of stale

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“Well-handled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-handled. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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