handled

[ han-dld ]

adjective

fitted with or having a handle or handles, especially of a specified kind (often used in combination): a handled pot; a long-handled knife.

Origin of handled

First recorded in 1775–85; handle + -ed³

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I think we handled it as well as we could have, given the exigencies of production.
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With better training on how specifically to deal with people with ID, the deputies might have handled the situation differently.
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At first, there was something very progressive about the way the Hunger Games films handled these love stories.
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Still, the documentary never discusses how the Haywards initially handled her coming out.
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The violence was turned up to 11, but the message could still have been handled with more subtlety.
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Her success increased her confidence in herself and enhanced the boldness and freedom with which she handled her brush.
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It will be found that as a whole they assume a flat position, and are very easily handled.
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Whichever one is selected it should be fairly and honestly handled by my method.
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A cigar should be handled daintily; it is a fragile, graceful creature—don't mar its beauty.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
She took it and rubbed it with soft sand to remove some discolorations and laid it, with a horn-handled knife, by the china plate.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes

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