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Recent Examples of free hand
Remove the Old Pot To remove your monstera from its pot, tip the pot to the side, grasp the monstera’s stems with your free hand, and gently wriggle your plant out of its pot.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
Where Zepeda mostly looks to create space from in close, Stevenson adds a wrinkle to his game, either creating space or tying up one of his opponent's arms while looking to land with his free hand while also putting foe out of position through pressure.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The proposal still requires approval from EU member states but, if adopted, travelers could soon be guaranteed a lot more free hand luggage than is currently standard on the region’s budget airlines.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Interlace the fingers of one hand with the toes of the opposite foot and gently massage the bottom of your feet with the thumb of your free hand.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 7 June 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
Where Zepeda mostly looks to create space from in close, Stevenson adds a wrinkle to his game, either creating space or tying up one of his opponent's arms while looking to land with his free hand while also putting foe out of position through pressure.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The proposal still requires approval from EU member states but, if adopted, travelers could soon be guaranteed a lot more free hand luggage than is currently standard on the region’s budget airlines.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Interlace the fingers of one hand with the toes of the opposite foot and gently massage the bottom of your feet with the thumb of your free hand.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free hand
Noun
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Lawmakers from both major political parties have expressed concerns about Trump ordering the military actions without receiving authorization from Congress or providing many details.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Employees represented by United Auto Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant workers will hold a strike authorization vote next week, following the company’s final offer last month.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Presidents have wide latitude to deploy the Guard, and protection of federal property is an obvious justification in this season of violent hostility to ICE.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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As if this weren’t enough reason to look up, Comet SWAN will make its own cameo further east, and if weather permits, the northern lights could ripple across high-latitude skies, painting them with ribbons of green and pink.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Steve Coppell knew how to manage people, play the right tactics and give us the freedom to express ourselves.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Other artists address psychological and ecological rupture, from Shirin Neshat’s haunting meditations on freedom to Sharbendu De’s visions of climate futures.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Free hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20hand. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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