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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Managed well.
  • adjective Showing signs of much handling.

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Examples

  • I completely failed to care about any of these characters. papersky's Tor. com post talked about how well-handled the mythology was, and I believe her.

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  • But before you scream "cougar" (poor Elisha Cuthbert, who was really more wronged than wrong), let it be said it's a well-handled, sufficiently well-explained return.

    Pay attention: '24' is ticking again, and this one's a blast 2009

  • And I think that they're well-handled by -- I like some of those regulations.

    Get Briefed: Ron Baron Alexandra Zendrian 2010

  • But after a long, slow build up, the suspenseful climax is at least well-handled.

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  • And I think that they're well-handled by -- I like some of those regulations.

    Transcript: Ron Baron Steve Forbes 2010

  • And I think that they're well-handled by -- I like some of those regulations.

    Transcript: Ron Baron Steve Forbes 2010

  • Although this change turned our one-hour nonstop flight into a five-hour detour, I think it was well-handled: they communicated the problem well, gave priority to people with connections, and provided an immediate solution to the rest of us.

    "horrorhouse" now available at DayBreak Magazine seanan_mcguire 2009

  • A well-handled issue by P. Obama's administration.

    Biden: Isolation policy working in North Korea 2009

  • And it seems the relationship with Mr. Frog has been well-handled and then with Manuel so Tadpole feels free to ask questions and you (and I guess Mr. Frog) feel free to answer them.

    malentendus 2009

  • And I think that they're well-handled by -- I like some of those regulations.

    Get Briefed: Ron Baron Alexandra Zendrian 2010

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