hand in glove

variants or hand and glove
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Recent Examples of hand in glove Candidates and these outside groups are finding ways to skirt the spirit of the law and work hand in glove without necessarily violating the letter of the law. James Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022 Ever since rudimentary car radios appeared in the early 1920s, motoring and music have been hand in glove. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2022 Republicans work hand in glove with their super PACs, too, but in different ways. New York Times, 16 May 2022 Church and state—specifically, de Valera’s long-dominant Fianna Fáil party—worked hand in glove, a regime of mutual reinforcement. Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hand in glove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in glove
Adverb
  • When Nugent-Hopkins and Hyman have played together (while away from both McDavid and Draisaitl), the tandem has delivered a 50 percent goal share in 360 five-on-five minutes.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Suggest a game, make something together, or choose an activity that takes the pressure off the conversation.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Armstrong and the university jointly announced his resignation in a statement Tuesday.
    Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The committee has three members in total, including DEEP’s forestry division, the town of Old Saybrook and The Nature Conservancy, since all three jointly purchased the property in 2015.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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