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handling

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verb

present participle of handle
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as in operating
to control the mechanical operation of learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of handling
Noun
For seven minutes, Van Hollen criticized Rubio on his handling of issues ranging from the freezing of humanitarian assistance in Sudan during a genocide, deportations to El Salvador without due process and revoking student visas. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 20 May 2025 Students are trained in safety protocols, hygiene, chemical handling and infection control — all vital for protecting public health. Ariana Monroy, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025 In her handling, flat questions about the ethics of medical research are rendered in rich dimension—including, for example, whether to reveal results to study participants who were found to have the genetic mutation that may cause early-onset Alzheimer’s. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2025 Hours before he was announced as the sole finalist for the University of Florida’s top job last Sunday, Ono was booed during a commencement address in Ann Arbor over his handling of campus protests. Ian Hodgson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for handling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handling
Noun
  • Leveraging a robust background in HR leadership, Josh previously directed transformative talent practices at Red Ventures as vice president of people operations, leading talent management, HR business partner, talent acquisition, and M&A integration during his tenure.
    Josh Tarr, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • The project still needs to be reviewed by the South Florida Water Management District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the two agencies responsible for Everglades restoration and water management in South Florida.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • According to Amazon, Nova Act is capable of booking trips, completing online purchases and managing calendars and to-do lists.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Ramsey’s mom also became their on-set guardian, accompanying them to set and managing their social media accounts.
    Makena Gera, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Its treating its legends better than ever.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Emerging technologies are capable of treating leachate more efficiently, reducing the need for energy-intensive pretreatment processes.
    Dan Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • He is being lined up to be an understudy/support for central midfielder Enzo Fernandez, rather than operating on the flanks.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The company acknowledges substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to its operating deficit and negative working capital.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Roles will increasingly revolve around supervising, collaborating with, or augmenting the capabilities of AI agents.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Rick Morales is supervising producer.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Thank you for tolerating a strange British idiot.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of being about a bunch of observers helplessly tolerating their peculiar friend, the sketch became an absurd illustration of the way groupthink manifests.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on X, formerly Twitter, that all relevant forces in southern Lebanon and the monitoring committee and army overseeing the November truce should work to stop violations that could threaten his country.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Zhu, 44, established his importance to the company by overseeing the construction and operation of its Shanghai plant that’s become vital to Tesla’s profitability since 2020.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On a remote asteroid mining operation, a grieving Mechanist gets a new companion and has a chance to avenge herself against the Shaper assassin who killed her husband.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Carlos Beltrán, who signed his own nine-figure deal with the Mets two decades before Soto, now works as a special assistant to David Stearns, the Mets’ president of baseball operations.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 May 2025

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“Handling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handling. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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