well-handled

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Recent Examples of well-handled That scene was potentially such a minefield, but so well-handled. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023 With most action confined to the family home, Bulgaria passes well enough for Anytown, U.S.A., and technical contributions all around are well-handled. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 19 July 2023 There’s a light feminist streak here, as both Amanda and Sinh save each other from despair at various points, while a callback that sees Amanda navigating chaotic city traffic as a pedestrian — thus showcasing her evolving confidence — is well-handled. Courtney Howard, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-handled
Adjective
  • For example, many hard, aged cheeses are very low in lactose, and cheeses made from sheep’s milk and goat milk tend to be lower in lactose than those made from cow’s milk.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • There’s a delicate balance in the vampires’ looks, aged but not anachronistic, haunting without feeling theatrical.
    Essence, Essence, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • So much of his work seems dull, shopworn, generic.
    James Marcus, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • Carson said — 50 times Carson’s office, on a quiet street in downtown Modesto, was gritty and shopworn and functional in feel.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2021
Adjective
  • The widower is a two-time National Lottery winner who lives an uncomplicated existence in an old mansion both grand and shabby.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
  • And while this residence’s direct access to Harmony ski run sweetens the deal, its panoramic vistas of the landscape’s natural beauty aren’t too shabby, either.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With Venus retrograde in Aries starting on March 1 and affecting your career and outward expression, old insecurities about your worth and ambitions may surface.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
  • An older player was driving the younger ones and pretended to get lost in an isolated section of the county, where a group of accomplices emerged in masks and black clothing, imitating an abduction with at least one gun and one knife, according to the district attorney.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing signaled an acceleration in artificial intelligence chips, which was lending support to beat-up chip stocks.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Pro-government militia fighters in rubber boots were driving past on motorbikes, occasionally firing their beat-up AK-47s into the air.
    Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • During the pandemic, my firm discovered to our chagrin that some of the contractor bids our portfolio companies had been relying upon and communicating to us were quite stale — pre-shutdown.
    Rob Day, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Fresh beans are still and always best: A weird myth going around is that old or stale beans are good for cold brew—perhaps because cold brew might be a little more forgiving of stale beans than hot brew.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Well-handled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-handled. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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