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Recent Examples of hand in
Scheyer threw his hands in the air as Flagg sprinted past him, wanting a foul call on Pitt guard Jaland Lowe for his contact, but Flagg’s target lock was already trained on the rim.
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Watch collecting and book collecting really go hand in hand.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Even though Judge Thompson said the state forced his hand in the Tomasini case, others have been denied compassionate release.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Support for Proposition 36 went hand in hand with support for former federal prosecutor Hochman for district attorney.
—Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Watch collecting and book collecting really go hand in hand.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Even though Judge Thompson said the state forced his hand in the Tomasini case, others have been denied compassionate release.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Support for Proposition 36 went hand in hand with support for former federal prosecutor Hochman for district attorney.
—Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in
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The Cyclones can absolutely make a turn in league play, but losing poorly in big-time games damages their potential as a tournament team.—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Heads turn in Palermo’s dining room as servers deliver heaping towers of lasagna ($38), each five-pound slice gargantuan enough to easily satiate three customers.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Jan. 2025
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More than 2,000 scripts were submitted — double the number of a typical NHK screenplay competition — whittled down to 42 interviewees and 10 who were put through to the final WDR.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs wouldn’t relinquish the lead the rest of the game.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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And, to access the program, a parent must relinquish custody of his or her child to the state — a requirement many parents find inhumane.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Newsom could try to will Wiener’s resolution toward a soundless death by leaning on lawmakers to bury it without a vote.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Something strange has been happening to The Apprentice, which despite acute timeliness and an 83 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes has been willed away by the industry.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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The indictment, handed down by a grand jury at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, was filed Jan. 9 and unsealed Friday.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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And when compared with driving, air travel is hands down the safer way to get from point A to point B.—
Barbara Peterson,
AFAR Media,
17 Jan. 2025
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Scanning a new Wikipedia tab can feel like turning on a faucet, using a resource that has seemingly always been there and dispensed evenly, almost magically, from the Internet pipes.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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The nation’s three largest PBMs – CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx – inflated the prices of drugs dispensed at their affiliated pharmacies by hundreds or even thousands of percent, the agency found.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Hand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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