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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
In Illinois, Democrats in power in Springfield resisted a national security mandate handed down by the Republican administration of George W. Bush, passing a joint resolution in 2007 urging the Illinois congressional delegation to repeal the Real ID act.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Despite not showing it very often on film, Martinez consistently showed natural, soft hands down in Mobile.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The sentence was handed down Wednesday during an emotional hearing that followed Dowling’s Jan. 22 plea deal.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
And it’s constantly being handed down from one generation to the next.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Despite not showing it very often on film, Martinez consistently showed natural, soft hands down in Mobile.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The sentence was handed down Wednesday during an emotional hearing that followed Dowling’s Jan. 22 plea deal.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
And it’s constantly being handed down from one generation to the next.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand down
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Sock willed a weaker team to the playoffs last year, so probably so. - 2025 Prediction: 6th Post Draft Move: the team flipped Dizon to get Bouchard ….—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The record arrives alongside a lyric video that finds the singer lounging around the studio, willing herself to accept the warmth of a relationship without looking over her shoulder for whatever unfortunate truths might derail it.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Pausing public comment limits the diversity of perspectives that inform public health policy.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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They were also informed that the wait for a table exceeded an hour.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Normally, the system works so that AirTags and other compatible items such as iPhones and iPads send Bluetooth signals to passing Apple devices, and relaying the data to Apple, which notifies the person who’s reported the item lost.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, February 27, the U.S Attorney for Washington, D.C., Edward Martin, a Trump loyalist, notified McFadden that the government had completely cancelled its contract with the Catholic bishop the day before.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The trade, initially reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter, cannot be finalized until the new league year begins on March 12.—
Homero De La Fuente,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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These could include technology, reporting services, investment products and services and more.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Epinephrine is the hormone that’s responsible for triggering that fight-or-flight feeling in the body, which can often manifest as the heart beating faster, sweating, and shaking.—
Aviel Kanter,
Glamour,
10 Mar. 2025
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This manifested in an homage to heritage recreational sports that spoke to both French and American interests.—
Chloe Malle,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2025
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Sherman also disclosed that the dispute partly arose over concerns that Catherine Wu, an adviser to his father, had been interfering with the affairs of City Developments’ subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and that presented a very serious corporate governance issue.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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List of Settlements with Claim Deadline in March Fandango Fandango agreed to pay $9 million following claims that the company failed to disclose fees for movie tickets in New York.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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On the night of the Academy Awards, as the year’s best picture is revealed, attendees inside the Dolby Theatre sit through the thank-you speech, tears and applause.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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The phishing campaign employs malicious adverts that have been created to impersonate PayPal and display the official PayPal website, the report revealed.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The consignor, apprised of the Grünbaum provenance, asked Christie’s to help mediate an agreement with Grünbaum’s heirs, according to Boll.—
Catherine Hickley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Local state prosecutors will be apprised of the situation should possible criminal culpability play a role in the origin of the pileup, the governor said.—
Erick Mendoza,
NBC News,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20down. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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