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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

The slow-footed Sánchez got hung up between second and third on the play but juked around a tag attempt from A’s third baseman Matt Chapman before diving to get a hand onto the bag.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2021

“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

From the woods, the giant fir is loaded by hand onto a trailer, put up and decorated with lights and a star.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2018

Pastor Tom clapped a hand onto Henry’s back.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

hand onto

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