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handle
noun as in something to grip
noun as in nickname
Strong matches
appellation, byname, byword, cognomen, denomination, designation, moniker, name, sobriquet, style, title
Weak match
verb as in touch
verb as in manage, take care of
Strongest matches
administer, conduct, control, deal with, discuss, employ, exercise, govern, operate, play, serve, supervise, take, treat, use, utilize, work
Strong matches
advise, apply, bestow, command, direct, dispense, dominate, exploit, guide, maneuver, manipulate, ply, steer, swing, wield
Weak matches
behave toward, call the signals, cope with, cut the mustard, get a handle on, hack it, make out, make the grade, run things
Example Sentences
The way we handled schools was largely a mess.
“She can handle these attacks and keep focused on what is the big picture — what is important in the big picture — like no one I have ever met,” Goodman said.
The team used it to successfully haft two flint arrowheads to wooden handles.
In addition to shedding light on how the brain handles short-term memory, the findings could lead to novel approaches for treating eye movement disorders.
Our administration has talked to them just about how they handled everything from autographs and security to game day things.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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