well-handled

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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 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 There’s a light feminist streak here, as both Amanda and Sinh save each other from despair at various points, while a callback that sees Amanda navigating chaotic city traffic as a pedestrian — thus showcasing her evolving confidence — is well-handled. Courtney Howard, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-handled
Adjective
  • The victims, men aged 25, 31 and 40, were inside a gas station in the 800 block of East 63rd Street just before 4 p.m., when the gunmen entered and fired shots, police said.
    William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • State law doesn’t cap the age for jurors, but those aged 72 and older can request to be excused, Carl Nagle, a Winston-Salem attorney with Nagle & Associates, told The Charlotte Observer.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • So much of his work seems dull, shopworn, generic.
    James Marcus, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • 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
  • But the 2016 cast was not too shabby: Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado each hit two, and DJ LeMahieu, Gerardo Para, and Carlos Gonzalez each hit one.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
  • There are various apartments shown in the film, and the sharp contrasts between the interior of a penthouse belonging to Harry (Pedro Pascal) and the shabby digs that John (Chris Evans) shares with roommates are absurd, and true to life.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The departing older president, the incoming younger Kennedy.
    Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • While older South Koreans remain most at risk, suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 39.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • But when the conversation gets too intimate, Zephyr takes off in the beat-up van that serves as her living quarters.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89.
    Reuters, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Jeff Rueter: The opening weekend gave a mixed first impression, with some stale atmospheres and Bayern’s 10-0 pasting of poor Auckland City giving little reason for neutrals to buy into the tournament.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Everyone looks forward to double revenue, launching a new product and upending a stale market.
    Aaron Marcum, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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“Well-handled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-handled. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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