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hand back

VERB

restore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace return

WEAK

put back send back

Antonyms

WEAK

break damage destroy hurt

VERB

return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give replace restore send

STRONG

bestow convey react rebate reciprocate recompense reestablish refund reimburse reinstate remit render repay requite reseat restitute retaliate transmit

WEAK

carry back make restitution pay back put back reinsert roll back take back thrust back toss back

Antonyms

STRONG

deprive hold keep refuse take

WEAK

ask depart leave pay request

Example Sentences

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This is not to hand back the financial power that they were just given, but rather, it’s for protection and convenience.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Britain indicated Saturday it would shelve plans to hand back the Chagos Islands -- which hosts a strategic US-UK military base -- after US President Donald Trump strongly criticised the deal.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Customers marched up to the Buffalo Exchange buy counter where an associate would assess them and hand back most of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

The suspended chief executive of Pride in London has been ordered by a court to hand back access to bank accounts for the company while under investigation for alleged financial misconduct.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Then, worried that I had hurt his feelings, I reached over the table to pat his hand, and he pulled his hand back and dropped both of his hands into his lap.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

hand back

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