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as in to manage
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up
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as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude
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as in to supervise
to look after and make decisions about
she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't handle much more of this foul weather
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as in to oversee
to be in charge of
I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation
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as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
likes to go by the handle "Champ"
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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
since it seemed decreed that every new firefighter have a handle, his was soon "Hulk"
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Recent Examples of handle
David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
How the show handles Jarren Duran’s homophobic remark and the resulting fallout could be particularly fraught.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
In April 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan joined Instagram with the handle @SussexRoyal, using the profile to highlight their royal work with a personal feel.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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In October, Lilium was scrambling for additional investments to keep the doors open and by late December the company announced that the only people still on the payroll would be handling the depressing job of liquidation.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
How the show handles Jarren Duran’s homophobic remark and the resulting fallout could be particularly fraught.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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The tools are made of stainless steel with wood handles and storage holes.
—Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
In April 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan joined Instagram with the handle @SussexRoyal, using the profile to highlight their royal work with a personal feel.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Whereas previous hosts have taken the Globes’ relaxed reputation and come up with roasts that were more offensive than actually funny, Glaser managed to poke fun at the nominees without crossing any major lines.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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Saks Global executive chairman Richard Baker managed to pull off the $2.7 billion acquisition with the support of Amazon, Salesforce, G-III Apparel Group and Authentic Brands Group and $2.2 billion in junk bonds, despite Saks owing its vendors hundreds of millions of dollars.David Moin, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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As plans for January premières, luncheons, and awards shows were upended, we were treated to an almost moralistic spectacle of Tinseltown frivolities colliding with the elemental dictates of Mother Nature.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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Even though young adults’ credit scores often dovetail closely with their parents’ scores, many institutions treat credit scores as personal measures of financial savvy and character.Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
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When Van Hoogstraten needed to step back from operating the forum in 2014, France agreed to acquire it, still insisting on sustaining the autonomy for which it was founded.Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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And we're very sharply focused as an agency on dealing with that threat, supporting the FBI in the New Orleans case, where, as the FBI has said publicly, their belief is that the man who perpetrated that horrific act was inspired by ISIS but operated alone.Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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The two vehicles went through the school’s fence where Rosales was supervising children, one of them being MKaya, according to deputies and KSAT.Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Conrad’s office is supervised by the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary’s policymaking arm.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, pictured on January 3, 2025, has said the EU will not tolerate attacks on its territory after Donald Trump called for the U.S. to take control of Greenland.Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Not surprisingly, reporting struggles abound and are only exacerbated by boards which tolerate excuse-making and blame-shifting rationalizations.Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The co-chairs of the advisory board overseeing the building of the memorial are Lord Pickles, a Conservative politician, and Ed Balls, a former Labour M.P. who is now a podcaster and TV presenter.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Manchester United’s last midseason hire, Ralf Rangnick in 2021/22, was supposed to have a role overseeing long-term strategy at Old Trafford after his interim period as head coach ended.Steve Price, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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There are a couple of programmable buttons around back, rumble motors in the grips, and a handy multi-function button.Simon Hill, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Much of the Midwest has been in the grips of severely cold temperatures, with thick snow falling across many states.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Plus, with soon-to-be president again Donald Trump , the interstate highway system becomes the preferred way to leapfrog Waymo, which barely boards enough takers to justify more than a loss-making asterisk in Club name Alphabet’s quarter.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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This is personal for you, some of these rioters in your office, chanting your name.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Handle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handle. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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