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hand onto

VERB

retain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb cling to contain enjoy have hold keep maintain own possess preserve recognize

STRONG

clutch detain grasp husband memorize mind recall recollect remember reminisce reserve restrain retrospect save withhold

WEAK

bear in mind hold fast keep in mind keep possession put away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert disperse dispossess exclude ignore lack let go lose miss misunderstand need neglect not have release want

STRONG

disregard forget free liberate waste

WEAK

fire pass up spend

Example Sentences

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Volunteers have been working since October creating new 15-foot strings of lights and hanging them by hand onto the trees along the nearly one-mile route.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

He wrote them by hand onto his quiz paper and submitted the assignment.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022

Cayden Wallace sent a ball down the left-field line for a double, getting his hand onto the bag just ahead of second baseman Peyton Chatagnier’s tag attempt.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

“I think it would be borderline malpractice to send someone who is not an experienced hand onto a set right now,” Aubrey said during an interview at her Los Angeles home.

From New York Times • May 27, 2020

She took a deep breath, tried to picture a spirit moving through her, exhaled, and slapped her hand onto the chalk drawing.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

hand onto

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