hand down

verb

Definition of hand downnext
1
as in to pass (down)

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as in to kithe

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Recent Examples of hand down Judge Timothy Mazzei on Wednesday handed down three consecutive sentences of life with no parole followed by four consecutive sentences of 25 to life — the maximum possible under New York law. — Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 The woman appeared at the sentencing to ask the judge to hand down a tough punishment, local TV station WBRZ reported. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026 Kevin Henley, 35, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter during a hearing at a branch courthouse in Maywood before Judge Geary Kull, who handed down the sentence. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 And in the waning days of 2025, the Colorado Supreme Court handed down a ruling forbidding cities from punishing lawbreakers beyond what state courts would allow for the same offense. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand down
  1. will
  2. inform
  3. notify
  4. report
  5. manifest
  6. disclose
  7. reveal
  8. apprise
Verb
  • Laura squirmed under her mother’s gaze, willed the light to turn green.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Mayfield willed the Buccaneers into the end zone on the opening drive of the second half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • At the opening, Lafayette 148 NorthPark will feature its fall 2026 collection, including exclusive leather colorways created for Dallas, precise tailoring and signature white shirts informed by the archives and three decades of craftsmanship.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Livia’s unease informs her skepticism of politics; in linking the two, Kingsolver conflates class and culture, using the former as an excuse for what really just seems to be Livia’s constitutional conservatism.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inform
Verb
  • When the presence of immigration enforcement is confirmed on campus, colleges and universities must notify the campus community, per a law in effect till January 2031.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Taylor Wallace, owner of The Gem, a coffee shop adjacent to the film set, said he was never notified about the shoot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of notify
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  • People report feeling less lonely after chatting with an AI companion, which resembles seeking comfort.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese media also reported that participating forces were stationed underground during the exercise to protect them from drone attacks, illustrating how persistent aerial surveillance and strike drones are changing battlefield operations.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of report
Verb
  • Noonan's column also manifests the larger substantive concern, already being expressed by some of those involved in the rapid development of AI, that the new technology could escape human control and even threaten the existence of humankind.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That tension manifested in 2026 as two once-popular sustainable fashion brands saw ownership change hands after struggling to turn their models into durable businesses.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of manifest
Verb
  • External consultants have helped redesign how the bank encourages people to disclose, simplifying the process and building trust that the information won’t be used against them.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Each worker signed a document seen by The Associated Press agreeing not to disparage Caddell and not to disclose the individual payments.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclose
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  • The companies revealed that the commercial agreement extends beyond a single installation.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • News reports have revealed incidents involving other websites that OpenAI had not publicly disclosed.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of reveal
Verb
  • Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of apprise

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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20down. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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