hand in

verb

Definition of hand innext
as in to turn in

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Recent Examples of hand in At the time, Curtis was spotted rubbing the actress' shoulders, and Aniston was later seen with her hand in his hand. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 The obvious name after its pursuit of WBD ended with the streaming giant folding its hand in favor of David Ellison’s Paramount. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 Security video reportedly shows Carman entering a condominium hand in hand with the teen, then later leaving alone, hauling a large suitcase toward a deserted area alongside the railway. — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The host of The Graham Norton Show, 63, has been an important part of Swift's music career over the years and also recently played a hand in her love story with Kelce. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in
  1. turn in
  2. submit
  3. relinquish
  4. will
  5. hand down
  6. dispense
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  • Participants have to turn in their passports at La Mar Cocina Peruana on or before July 26 to be eligible for one of three prizes.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • The longtime anchor turned in-house animal advocate revealed she is laid up, with not one but two hernias.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of turn in
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  • The case will be submitted to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for review.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Should the Council decline, if Unite NY then submits at least another 15,000 signatures, the matter will go to the ballot.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 July 2026
Definition of submit
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  • Willow Nightingale relinquished the championship in May due to a shoulder injury that also forced her out of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, leading AEW to create this match to crown a new champion.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But for Iran, reopening the strait does not mean relinquishing control of it.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of relinquish
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  • After the first hydration break, the Americans seemed to settle into the game and the partisan crowd at Lumen Field in Seattle began to will them back into the contest.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • But the limitations of a body of a forty-year-old cannot be willed away, especially without much in the way of reps.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Definition of will
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  • The Supreme Court is expected to debate the issue in the term that begins in October and hand down a decision by next summer.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Her spending also ticked up, bringing her cash on hand down to just more than $54,000.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of hand down
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  • The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of dispense

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