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as in to abuse
to abuse physically
charges that the police manhandled peaceful protesters
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as in to bully
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
if you see anyone manhandling a child, you should call the authorities
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Recent Examples of manhandle
As the last at-large team in the field, the discourse over College Football Playoff blowouts and selection committee decisions turned to SMU, one day after Indiana was manhandled by Notre Dame.
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The New York Giants were manhandled by the Detroit Lions in their first joint practice last summer.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Yet Ait-Nouri gave Cutler and Bentley the slip in an attempt to confront Burns again, only for Dawson to grab him and manhandle him away.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
The Raiders won the past two playoff games by manhandling North Miami 58-0 and dispatching a feisty Blanche Ely team 53-32 last week.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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The suit alleged Combs raped, drugged and physically abused her, the latter claim being supported by a 2016 hotel video obtained and released by CNN last year of the music producer dragging and hitting the singer.—
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While fentanyl is not widely abused in Mexico, methamphetamine addiction is commonplace.—
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For nothing is more European, at least in today’s Europe, than being bullied by Russia while complaining about the United States.—
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Hal was always bullied by his slightly older twin brother, Bill.—
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They were mauled by the Proteas in the World Cup and were spun into submission by Jonathan Trott’s Afghan team.—
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Dogs are mauling and killing more people nationwide Dogs have bitten, mauled and killed an increasing number of people in recent years.—
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Having two more women from the production allegedly claim they were likewise mistreated by the director could push the saga from being perceived as a bitter feud into literal #MeToo territory.—
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The passengers survive a terrible storm before landing where they will be mistreated.—
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The 2024 rule made mishandling wheelchairs a violation of the federal Air Carrier Access Act.—
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But as questions swirled around the February 2022 allegations of mishandling of records by Trump, Bloomberg News reporter Jason Leopold filed a FOIA request for six categories of documents.—
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Hamas has brutalized Gazans for years, cynically using civilians as shields by building operating bases in hospitals and elementary schools.—
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The characters’ demeanor is itself a comment on the numbness felt by people who’ve been brutalized in such surreal fashion for so long.—
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When that extreme trend was pointed out to Suzuki, the Cubs hitting infrastructure worked with him to look for moments to be aggressive and attack the first pitch.—
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Government officials and local civil society leaders didn't immediately comment, though Congo's Communications Ministry said the rebels had violated ceasefire agreements and attacked Congolese troops working to avoid urban warfare and violence in Bukavu.—
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None of the 60 employees inside SPS Technologies, which manufactures fasteners mainly for the aerospace industry, was injured after explosions set off the fire.—
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Although there was no damage in Orchard Hills, five structures were destroyed elsewhere, 11 were damaged, and two firefighters were critically injured.—
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“Manhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhandle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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