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as in to pass (down)
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as in to kithe
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Recent Examples of hand down
The two cinema legends — Coppola is also a Venice film festival Golden Lion honoree from 1992 — adorably walked hand in hand down the red carpet to the openingnight ceremony.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
George Herman Ruth faces 91 counts in an indictment handed down in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee, on Aug. 12, the U.S. attorney’s office announced.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Everything from carving a boomerang to treating a cold with traditional medicine is handed down from one generation to the next through stories.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
At the sentencing Friday, Judge David Leibowitz opted to go between the probation recommendation and defense request, handing down his sentence of 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
George Herman Ruth faces 91 counts in an indictment handed down in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee, on Aug. 12, the U.S. attorney’s office announced.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Everything from carving a boomerang to treating a cold with traditional medicine is handed down from one generation to the next through stories.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
At the sentencing Friday, Judge David Leibowitz opted to go between the probation recommendation and defense request, handing down his sentence of 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand down
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Frazier kept tapping his own face, either to will himself on or simply to try to clear his limited vision.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bengals backup quarterback Jake Browning did enough to will his team to a last-second victory over the Jaguars on Sunday.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The algorithms are tuned with AI models informed by physics, allowing the sensors to adapt in real time without massive data training.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Israel had to inform the US without jeopardizing the operation.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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This lets creators detect and manage videos made with AI using their facial likeness — and notify YouTube if someone is trying to misappropriate it.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Throughout this period, Magalhães, who said she had never been officially notified of Moraes's orders, continued posting from Florida, criticizing Brazil's suspensions of X and Rumble, and attacking Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Moraes for censorship.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Poland has reported the entry of Russian drones and missiles multiple times since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Southwest reported 89 delays, while SkyWest logged 76.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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To wit and in other pattern news, a pink, purple, yellow, and teal graphic combo on a suit and wrap dress manifested itself on the closing look, a strapless pink velvet dress whose multi-color beading recalled the graphics.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The print product, 72 Magazine, will manifest as a quarterly publication.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals must disclose how and when AI is used, and physicians must remain accountable for its insights.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Law enforcement had yet to identify the shooter or disclose a motive and acknowledged at a news conference Thursday that the suspect’s college-age appearance may have helped the person blend in on the college campus where Kirk was shot.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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An initial jolt of spicy pink pepper dissipates to reveal a rose dripping in honeyed, ambery sweetness, while its leathery base adds strength, dimension, and something a little bit naughty to this fruity-floral triumph of a scent.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Standard blood tests then revealed his liver function to be out of sorts.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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While Coward didn’t officially announce his intention to stay in the draft — where he was selected 11th by the Portland Trail Blazers and traded to the Memphis Grizzlies — until May 24, Scheyer said Coward kept the program apprised of his thinking every step of the way.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20down. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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