handed down

verb

Definition of handed downnext
past tense of hand down
1
as in passed (down)

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2
as in informed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed down
  1. informed
  2. notified
  3. disclosed
  4. revealed
  5. divulged
  6. advised
  7. introduced
  8. communicated
Verb
  • None of the cards informed buyers their details would be used by lobbyists and consultants to win elections.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said it was informed Sunday that Hamlett, who had been sought on a first-degree murder warrant, was found and arrested in South Carolina.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of informed
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  • Only about 8% of people notified over the years did not call to work out an overpayment arrangement, and that group faced the loss of 100% of benefits to handle repayments, O'Malley said.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For example, when a robot fails to pick an overweight item many times, a person on site can be notified to manually handle the item.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of notified
Verb
  • Financial terms were not disclosed.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of disclosed
Verb
  • Even with interruptions, a detailed assessment in simulation revealed a 96 percent success rate for ladder ascending.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the publication’s cover story featuring the four women, it is revealed that Gomez had been right next door at a nearby studio shooting a campaign for her beauty business.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of revealed
Verb
  • When asked about her time on Grey's, Drew divulged a few secrets, including the fact that, at one point, April was scripted to sleep with Mark Sloan (Eric Dane).
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke previously divulged the origins of the track.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of divulged
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  • For example, while the candidate vying for university professor or academic dean should apply with a CV, the same professional could be advised to use a résumé for non-academic roles, such as the university’s finance director.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • During and after their sales push, Microsoft salespeople advised government departments and agencies to remove competing products from their IT lineups to cut costs, saying the Microsoft bundle would render those other products redundant.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of advised
Verb
  • The Bipartisan Immigration Bill introduced in 2024 was too little, too late.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Collins has introduced several changes meant to monetize the business, including subscriptions, organized live events, and bringing back physical copies of the paper and its television parody, the Onion News Network.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • In addition, events can be communicated to human operators on site in real time for efficient interventions.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Define who will approve these changes and how they will be communicated.
    Vamsi Gosu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of communicated
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