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as in to abuse
to abuse physically
charges that the police manhandled peaceful protesters
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as in to bully
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
if you see anyone manhandling a child, you should call the authorities
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Recent Examples of manhandle
The Raiders won the past two playoff games by manhandling North Miami 58-0 and dispatching a feisty Blanche Ely team 53-32 last week.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, Indiana played Ohio State and got manhandled 38-15.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Yankees mauled and mashed and manhandled the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, staving off a sweep with an 11-4 victory.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
But Ait-Nouri was physically manhandled by Saka in a duel early on, a clear sign of how dominant the winger is becoming.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, Indiana played Ohio State and got manhandled 38-15.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Yankees mauled and mashed and manhandled the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, staving off a sweep with an 11-4 victory.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
But Ait-Nouri was physically manhandled by Saka in a duel early on, a clear sign of how dominant the winger is becoming.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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Saturday afternoon, officers responded to a call reporting a coyote pup being abused in the 10800 block of South Sacramento Avenue by three males, Chicago police said, Officers discovered a dead pup on private property and the coyote was removed..—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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In other words, the steadfast commitment to celebrating diversity meant allowing Pakistani men to abuse white girls without consequence.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 Jan. 2025
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After spending two days with the Heat on the Northern California portion of their most recent road trip, this much was made quite clear: The Heat are not about to be hurried or bullied into a bad deal.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Trump responded by repeatedly bullying him, threatening to annex Canada.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
7 Jan. 2025
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When Blake gets initially mauled, the swirling cinematography is so hard to understand that, for good measure, a few beats later he gets mauled again.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Even if it’s mauled and damaged to some degree, there will be evidence.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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An investigation has been launched after a viral social media post allegedly showed a Border Patrol agent mistreating a K9 at the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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The film is in part about how men get away with mistreating women around them.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2024
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This is of course a bit bewildering to read at a time when Trump is days away from being sworn in as president again and no longer facing any of these federal criminal charges, having entirely avoided concrete consequences for his misconduct, not only on this but mishandling classified documents.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Smith's report is expected to provide the most detailed explanation yet about what evidence the special counsel uncovered during its two-year investigation and why the Justice Department decided to indict Trump in two cases: for charges of election interference and mishandling classified documents.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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And no wonder: Police, security operatives, and soldiers in Venezuela also have relatives who have been brutalized by the regime.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2024
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Black women were among the organizers of the Alabama march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded the federal legislation — and were among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.—
Kenya Hunter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Nov. 2024
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On screen, viewers witness Mormon soldiers disguised as Native Americans attacking a group of pioneers traveling westward.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Based on open-source evidence and the man’s own social-media content, the group traced him to a brigade in Gaza that had attacked residential areas, religious sites, markets, and schools where civilians were present.—
Annie Hylton,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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There is strong evidence, in both animals and people, that exposure to even a single blast can injure blood vessels in a way that initiates a cascade of repair mechanisms.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 50,000 Palestinians are dead because of Israeli military operations, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, and many more are injured and traumatized.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Manhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhandle. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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