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have a hand in

VERB
contribute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance assist help lead strengthen support
STRONG
aid augment conduce fortify redound reinforce supplement tend uphold
WEAK
add to be conducive be instrumental do one's bit finger in the pie get in the act put in two cents sit in on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease hinder hurt stop
STRONG
injure subtract weaken
WEAK
counteract disapprove harm neglect oppose shun take take away withdraw withhold
VERB
participate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aid compete cooperate engage engage in perform play share
STRONG
concur partake strive
WEAK
associate with be a participant be a party to be into chip in come in enter into get in on get in on the act go into have to do with join in latch on lend a hand sit in sit in on take an interest in tune in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block direct hinder impede obstruct prevent stop
WEAK
observe watch
VERB
share
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distribute divide participate receive split
STRONG
accord administer allot apportion assign bestow deal dispense divvy part partake partition prorate quota ration shift slice yield
WEAK
be a party to cut the pie divide with divvy up dole out give and take give out go Dutch go fifty-fifty go halves go in with have a portion of mete out parcel out pay half piece up slice up split up take a part of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect combine gather hold join keep maintain
STRONG
deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse take unite withhold
WEAK
be selfish
VERB
undertake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence guarantee initiate launch offer shoulder tackle try
STRONG
agree bargain commit contract covenant devote embark endeavor hazard move pledge promise stake stipulate venture volunteer
WEAK
address oneself answer for commit oneself enter upon fall into go about go for go in for go into have a try make a run at pitch in set about set in motion set out take on take the plunge take upon oneself try out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease complete conclude deny end finish neglect refuse stop
STRONG
break disagree discourage stay
WEAK
abstain forego forget

Example Sentences

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“There’s so many different people that have a hand in our program to help them continue to feel good and to be as strong as possible in all of those things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

He said the group will look for candidates who support export controls to China and embrace the idea that governments “at all levels” should have a hand in AI regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"I was standing right by the gate at 4am because I felt very strongly that I did have a hand in it," Wiessler says.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

“There are these other issues that have got to be solved, and we don’t have a hand in them,” he says.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

From earliest girlhood, she says, she had been determined not to allow her parents to have a hand in her marriage.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri