1
as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons
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2
as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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3
as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe
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as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
though the handover of my wallet was painful, it was better than getting shot by some trigger-happy punk
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Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants.—
Leah Willingham,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025 -
Despite bipartisan and nearly unequivocal support for Gypsum Canyon in the intervening four years, Agran has refused to relinquish his goal of completing a veterans cemetery in Irvine.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Florida veteran nonprofit sees best-in-state suicide reductions The Fire Watch Executive Director and Navy veteran Nick Howland discusses the impact of the nonprofit dedicated to ending veteran suicide by providing free suicide intervention training.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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Marietta, a 142-officer department, provides other services to help cops deal with the stressors of the job.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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Around a year ago, Marc Bernal took advantage of an opportunity handed to him by then-new head coach Hansi Flick, which entailed him training with the first team in preseason.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The Bad Boys star previously joked that Murphy handed the responsibility to him.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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His father, Billy Sr., was an intrepid cinematographer who filmed the surrender of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in Scotland in 1919, then worked on documentaries.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Israel on Sunday indicated its openness to ending the war in Gaza if Hamas surrenders, a proposition the group is unlikely to accept as long as Israel continues to insist on Hamas disarming.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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From Feed Hygiene to Discovery Advantage Unlike traditional search ads that appear alongside blue links, AI search ads will be rendered inside conversational answers themselves.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In fact, without the ocean as a natural buffer, climate change would have already rendered our planet uninhabitable.—
Jenna DiPaolo,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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But there are few substitutes for availability, and no player has given more to Spurs this season than Porro.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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This will give you adequate time to find the perfect viewing location and watch the sun glide between the skyscrapers.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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Place the basil leaves (and optional lemon zest) into a clean glass jar.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The judge will be left to decide how the company should be punished, concluding the biggest tech antitrust case in 25 years.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Tuition is $525 for applications submitted by June 30 and $575 for submissions past that date.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Finally, applications submitted through national job boards typically are never reviewed by a human out of necessity, because there are so many low-quality and/or AI-powered job application bot submissions on those boards.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20over. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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