Handle and React

Handle

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

Usage example: as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up

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

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

React verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).

Usage example: it was my first touchdown, and I didn't know how to react to the cheers of the crowd

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Handle and react are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handle" instead a verb "React".

energy	handle energy	react energy
people	handle people	react people
truth	handle truth	react truth
amount	handle amount	react amount
Other words: time, fact, way, characters, feelings, situations.

The game engine simply wasn't built to handle a Stealth-Based Mission like this, as the camera is terribly restrictive, and the player is forced to react to obscure prompts to find the single proper path, instead.

Source: Unexpected Gameplay Change
Other characters simply cannot handle eating Humble Pie, and may react with anything from a Villainous Breakdown to something much more drastic.

Source: Humble Pie
Many characters do react differently to you depending on how you handle yourself during missions.

Source: RPG Elements

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