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Synonyms

hand in

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to return or submit (something, such as an examination paper)

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Families have filled up the green picnic tables, and they nod or raise a hand in greeting.

From Literature

It’s how I became his right hand in terms of managing all things marina.

From Literature

The girl gave a happy yelp, not unlike a fox kit, and they carried on down the road, hand in hand, swinging their filthy prize and sack of rubbish all the way.

From Literature

Excessive power and instability go hand in hand.

From The Wall Street Journal

He then moved to Devon and "kept his hand in playing on the local pub scene", before he retired from music and came back to Leicester.

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