Contract and Handle

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

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Handle and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Contract".

Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Contract and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

old	old contract	old handle
good	good contract	good handle
better	better contract	better handle
similar	similar contract	similar handle
Other adjectives: current, legal, actual, massive, large, big, huge, new, professional, existing.

Bi the Way: Cynthia, who starts out as Thomas's mistress but then has a thing with Nina, the lawyer the orchestra hires to handle their contract negotiation.

Source: Series / Mozart In The Jungle
On a related issue, in the Marvel Universe there is a firm named Damage Control, which has a contract with New York City to handle the cleanup and repairs following the many superhero battles which take place there.

Source: Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?
The Max Rebo Band gets stuck working for Jabba in "And the Band Played On" because Sy Snootles made the mistake of letting Max handle the contract negotiations.

Source: Literature / Tales from Jabba's Palace

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