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Definitions

hand in

VERB
refer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commit deliver hand over introduce pass on recommend send submit transfer turn over
STRONG
consign point relegate
WEAK
put in touch
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dissuade end hold keep receive retain
WEAK
hold back
VERB
submit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
propose put refer suggest table urge
STRONG
advance advise affirm argue assert claim commit contend move proffer proposition propound state tender theorize volunteer
WEAK
make a pitch put forward
Antonyms
STRONG
deny discourage dissuade keep quiet question retreat stop take back
WEAK
conceal disobey fight hide resist

Example Sentences

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“Meme” traders had a hand in the improbable three-year septupling of bitcoin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

A stronger hand in the edit could have resulted in something more dynamic and engaging, but the plotting is mushy and then rushed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

I sat down and tried to pick the ornery stickers out of Sal’s fur and she licked my hand in thanks.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.