free hand

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Recent Examples of free hand An emergency declaration would allow him to tax imports with a relatively free hand. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 In the ring, a rider must stay mounted on the bull, using one hand to hold the rope, for eight seconds to qualify, with their free hand raised in the air. Ellen Wulfhorst, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025 Pull forward firmly on the harness straps with your free hand. Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024 With a resourceful eye, Kenny has furnished her apartment with Facebook Marketplace finds, thrift store treasures and free hand-me-downs from friends. Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for free hand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free hand
Noun
  • The two left the Lewisville Juvenile Treatment Center without authorization around 2:45 p.m.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 19 May 2025
  • That's true in Minnesota, where the proposal to strip the state's health insurance coverage for adults in the country without authorization emerged as part of a compromise budget framework.
    Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Elevation is the only way to seek cooler climate conditions and balance latitude.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Some parts of Ryugu appear almost striped – the middle latitudes are redder, while the poles look more blue.
    Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Dylan, a baker’s apprentice, wants to marry her; their journey on his moped is one of the film’s loveliest sequences, an image of freedom and happiness that suggests such a life might be within reach.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
  • By the State of the People Power Tour that is aiming to ignite a grassroots movement to lift up voices and advance freedom and justices.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • According to the agencies, the GRU hackers also carried out reconnaissance of the network of at least one producer of industrial control system components for railway systems—suggesting a possible intention to attempt sabotage—but didn’t actually succeed in breaching the company.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 24 May 2025
  • By pinpointing high-privilege users and monitoring data-sharing behaviors, Reco assists CISOs in implementing stricter access controls.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Means' Oregon medical license expired in 2019 and was moved to inactive in January 2024.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • For instance, while Brazilian retailers may hold user funds under certain licenses, U.S. companies must partner with licensed financial institutions to offer similar experiences.
    Carlos Netto, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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“Free hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20hand. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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