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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
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
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
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Vincent, with her beautifully aged face, is quietly mesmerizing; Ludivine Sagnier, as her hostile daughter, an absolute firebrand.Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration announced.Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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So much of his work seems dull, shopworn, generic.James Marcus, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
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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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The big picture: Not too shabby for a guy who barely dabbled in politics until the past year or so.Axios, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Looks pretty shabby when Android phones up and down the budget spectrum offer 120Hz displays.Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
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South Korea’s oldest conglomerate, the 128-year-old Doosan Group, listed its collaborative robots unit Doosan Robotics last year.John Kang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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On Tuesday, December 31, the 60-year-old American Pickers host took to his Instagram to share a photo of himself smiling from ear to ear while sitting on a beat-up couch wearing jeans and a white t-shirt.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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One of the Eds had brought his own chair, but the rest made do with what was there—an old trolley bench covered with back issues of auto magazines, along with assorted beat-up chairs and stools.Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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The entire country is facing a surge in stale inventory.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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If your current job in comms is growing stale, consider pivoting to supporting an organization fighting climate change.Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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