hand down

verb

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

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2
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
  • Evans willed his way to an even brawl before Dominik Mysterio interfered with a cheapshot.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of will
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  • This list is informed by The Athletic’s newsroom — including David Ornstein — and their reporting in the last days of the window.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Any business, town or development group needs this data informing their decisions.
    — Twila Moon, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of inform
Verb
  • Between May and July, the emails show probation officers were regularly notifying ICE agents about the dates and times that certain probationers would be at their office.
    — Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The DeKalb County School District was also notified about possible delays affecting student transportation in the Browns Mill Ferry Road area.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of notify
Verb
  • As The Athletic reported on Sunday, the two clubs are close to finalising a €70million (£60m; $81m) transfer agreement.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of report
Verb
  • The Basel show traces the roots of Cao’s interest in simulation, as manifested in the parallel realities, generational longing, and everyday social theater experienced by young people during China’s early-2000s boom.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Miller had Mica institutionalised, where she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder — an issue her doctors believed manifested late in life due to a period of stress.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifest
Verb
  • Some of the rogue behavior, which culminated in the breach of the open-source software platform Hugging Face last month, has been disclosed or alluded to previously.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike that agreement, Circ’s announcement with Shenghong did not tie the purchases to a particular facility or disclose a contract term.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of disclose
Verb
  • With Howe stepping down and Matthias Jaissle, the 38-year-old German, replacing him, and with plans finally revealed for a new £190m training ground, Newcastle have embraced the shock of the new.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Very little has been revealed about The Batman Part II‘s plot.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reveal
Verb
  • One such means is to use modern-era AI to identify errors and apprise the therapist as a handy heads-up.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 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 2 Sep. 2026.

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