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handing down

VERB
pass along
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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In handing down her decision, Raper remarked on the bath incident.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

In racing toward the future, we are searching for something the ancient world never stopped handing down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Before handing down the sentence, Wilson made it clear that Sanberg’s credibility was questionable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

"These people are not statistics in an epidemiological study," the judge said when handing down the sentence.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

Thick books dog-eared from the handing down from neighbor to neighbor.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson



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