HANDING DOWN Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

handing down

verb

present participle of hand down

as in passing (down)

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expropriating

as in reporting

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Verb

But many are struggling to settle up afterward, with some reporting the experience has damaged their relationships or pushed them into debt.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The defense has argued that Saulter was initially disciplined for spreading rumors about King having sex with former office manager Karen Charles, not for reporting Goodloe’s allegations.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of reporting

Verb

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter Tuesday informing Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown of the decision, citing Anthropic’s close coordination and cooperation with government officials to address risks associated with its models.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
On May 14, a day after students created a San José State University for Gaza encampment, university officials sent a letter to Kil informing her she had been placed on administrative leave.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of informing

Verb

To make matters worse, the Department of Education sent emails to nine million people notifying them of approvals even as the plan was blocked.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
At the same time, the Commission recently published a Fair Chance Hiring Intake Form that asks complainants whether the employer provided such information when notifying them of an intent to rescind a job offer or take other adverse action.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of notifying

Verb

The Executive Residence is exempt from rules that require federal agencies to solicit competitive bids and from disclosing details from the public, according to the Post.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Definition of disclosing

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During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The loss of those Xbox employees is in addition to the Xbox 1,600 staffers who will be laid off this week, per Sharma’s memo to staff revealing the changes.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026

Definition of revealing

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Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, Derry's resident killer clown, shapeshifter, and hallucination-manifesting cosmic monster.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
Arctic climate change – manifesting in sea ice loss, permafrost thaw and coastal erosion, among other phenomena – is already causing serious problems for Arctic residents, ecosystems and the rest of the planet.

— David Balton, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Definition of manifesting

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Its argument is that humanities departments have become overly specialized, politicized, and disconnected from the goal of imparting a common body of historical knowledge.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
His goal with grilling isn’t to get nice grill marks, but this form of cooking is about imparting the flavor of the fire into the food.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

Definition of imparting

Verb

The company is not yet divulging the title of its fall musical, but people ages 18 and up who are interested in auditioning can call 408-878-5362 for more information.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
The actor and hair stylist, who met Weinstein in her twenties while trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood, spent five days on the stand, frequently becoming distraught while divulging deeply personal details about her life and four-year relationship with Weinstein.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026

Definition of divulging

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