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Recent Examples of glad hand
But for all the talk of South Carolina’s penchant for dirty tricks, the state also values the glad hand.
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Sharon Lafraniere, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Arguably the most notorious figure from the game’s most storied rivalry flew from his South Florida home to Boston for Tuesday night’s game and was expected to glad hand a few Yankees before, for many of them, the biggest game of their lives.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021
Abbott took in his first term wasn’t as effective as Perry’s more glad handing approach to the job, Jillson said.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2020
His medium, his material, is human frailty, the near end of original sin, and the tools of his trade are the glad hand, the scratched back, the padded envelope, the cut corner, and the jumped line.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2017
Sharon Lafraniere, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Arguably the most notorious figure from the game’s most storied rivalry flew from his South Florida home to Boston for Tuesday night’s game and was expected to glad hand a few Yankees before, for many of them, the biggest game of their lives.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021
Abbott took in his first term wasn’t as effective as Perry’s more glad handing approach to the job, Jillson said.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2020
His medium, his material, is human frailty, the near end of original sin, and the tools of his trade are the glad hand, the scratched back, the padded envelope, the cut corner, and the jumped line.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glad hand
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The ceremony: Saturday, 1 p.m. ET Thursday’s game serves more as the welcome mat for what the weekend is really about, which is the enshrinement of the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Some stores have different policies and don’t always throw down the welcome mat for your pup.—
Cordell Jones,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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Create Account With DraftKings Promo Code Click here to start up a new account and instantly receive your welcome offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Hong Kong and global film icon Jackie Chan received a Career Leopard award on Saturday night and an enthusiastic welcome at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Glad hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glad%20hand. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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