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handled

American  
[han-dld] / ˈhæn dld /

adjective

  1. fitted with or having a handle or handles, especially of a specified kind (often used in combination).

    a handled pot; a long-handled knife.

Etymology

Origin of handled

First recorded in 1775–85; handle + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Handled well, minority government has worked at Holyrood before.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

“I chopped left over thanksgiving turkey for delicious turkey salad. Handled it like a champ. Same with ham. Dices pickles, onions, and celery without issue.”

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2019

Photo: Mark Rogers / Lionsgate Handled with more finesse, that approach might feel daring.

From The Verge • Apr. 10, 2019

Handled with less inventive prose, a book like this might feel like a series of Stephen King-ish portraits of small people being horrible.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2018

Handled by a new experimenter, they surprise man.

From Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion by Gibson, Charles R. (Charles Robert)

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