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hand back

VERB

restore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace return

WEAK

put back send back

Antonyms

WEAK

break damage destroy hurt

VERB

return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give replace restore send

STRONG

bestow convey react rebate reciprocate recompense reestablish refund reimburse reinstate remit render repay requite reseat restitute retaliate transmit

WEAK

carry back make restitution pay back put back reinsert roll back take back thrust back toss back

Antonyms

STRONG

deprive hold keep refuse take

WEAK

ask depart leave pay request

Example Sentences

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This is not to hand back the financial power that they were just given, but rather, it’s for protection and convenience.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

What’s more, cash these companies hand back can cushion the price declines, when it comes to measuring an investment’s total return.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

In each year, more than 40% of dentists had to hand back money.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Customers marched up to the Buffalo Exchange buy counter where an associate would assess them and hand back most of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“Thank you again for doing this,” she says as I hand back her tote bag.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

hand back

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