Handled and Turned

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Handled adjective - Having a usually specified type of handle.

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Turned and handled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turned" instead the word "Handled" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: handle, handling, handler

Turned adjective - Moved around an axis or center.

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Handled and turned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handled" instead the word "Turned" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: turn, turning, turner

The writers handled this by retooling red kryptonite from the Superman canon, so that instead of having some bizarre random effect on Clark it always turned him into a sociopath.

Source: Series / Smallville
Lindesfarne also had to get out of one, which was handled when it turned out her fiance was dating her best friend online.

Source: Webcomic / Kevin & Kell
Capcom probably got the hint they screwed up bad when KOKO Capcom handled the Korean-only PC port of Mega Man X7, which is why Mega Man X8's PC port turned out much better than its predecessor.

Source: Polished Port

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