handed

verb

Definition of handednext
past tense of hand
1
as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook

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2
as in passed
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another the clerk handed her the receipt

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3
as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys

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Recent Examples of handed The match against Roma came hours after he was handed a four-game suspension in the Spanish league after being sent off for pulling the hair of an opponent and for protesting against the referee. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 When asked, Beckham handed the bottles to Pierce, who noted three different types of pills in the bottle. — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 The supports from this machine, as well as those from the Form 4, are heavier-handed and help control the parts and prevent warping, thereby preserving dimensional stability. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 One of the Taliban handed the victim’s brother a Kalashnikov. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 The women were all taken to a sprawling immigration detention center in the woods of west Michigan and handed thin jumpsuits — red, to mark them as a high security risk. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026 And fans didn’t need every Fever game handed to them on a major broadcast network. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Back in 2019, author Margaret Stohl was handed a manuscript written by Jason Jones, who’s best known as the co-creator of sci-fi gaming series Halo and Destiny. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026 At each location, a man emerged and either handed the driver an envelope or spoke with him for a few seconds. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed
  1. provided
  2. passed
  3. transferred
  4. gave
  5. reached
  6. entrusted
  7. supplied
  8. delivered
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  • Check out the first images of The Cold Song, provided exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter, below.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Customers who had been due to fly on Saturday were provided with accommodation and rebooked on alternative flights, according to the airline.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Welcoming refugees has been a matter of bipartisan consensus in the United States since Congress passed the Refugee Act with overwhelming support in 1980.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the legislation passed the House earlier this summer with bipartisan support.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed
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  • Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs will need Hayward’s pass rushing expertise to harass Baylor junior quarterback DJ Lagway, a former five-star recruit that transferred in from Florida.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of transferred
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  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave
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  • Temperatures reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit for about six hours, forcing stores to discard fresh and frozen goods.
    — JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The German government has so far refrained from comment on the trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reached
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  • For a lot of the people at that desk, this is the first job anyone has entrusted them with.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The second challenge is pursuing smart development while protecting the natural and community character entrusted to us.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrusted
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  • Energy is supplied via a dense 85-kilowatt-hour pack running on an 800-volt electrical architecture, allowing a 10-to-80% DC fast charge in under 15 minutes while providing a maximum highway driving range of 249 miles (400 km).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Resolving those issues is important because the weapon must not merely demonstrate its performance during testing but also be manufactured consistently and supplied in sufficient numbers.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplied
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  • RPOs are agreements to provide services that a company knows it will be paid for in the future—the revenue simply hasn’t been delivered yet.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Knicks legends Earl Monroe and John Wallace delivered the commemorative bottle openers and tickets for the upcoming season.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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