as in surrenders
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
though the handover of my wallet was painful, it was better than getting shot by some trigger-happy punk
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Recent Examples of handovers
The airline is also now mandating that airport personnel conduct headcounts whenever a passenger discrepancy is identified, and briefings have been issued to Canberra Airport staff detailing how handovers of this kind should be handled.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Israel has accused Hamas of using past hostage handovers for propaganda, exchanging them in front of crowds and banners accusing Israel of war crimes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Israel has accused Hamas of using past hostage handovers for propaganda, exchanging them in front of crowds and banners accusing Israel of war crimes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handovers
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The new Orlando shelter helps expand pet adoption opportunities while opening up capacity for pet surrenders, the pet food pantry and other community services.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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During the year, the spring/summer opens the doors to a spike in pet surrenders.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Aegis Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Soon, the practice of simultaneous submissions became widely accepted, and the book auction was born.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Handovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handovers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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