hand in glove

variants or hand and glove

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Recent Examples of hand in glove Russia’s main security service, the F.S.B., worked hand in glove with the military and state television to project the illusion of success — and to conceal the dysfunction. Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022 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 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
  • Rec was founded in 2022 by Birju Kadakia and Rachel Williams, who worked together at Uber in the mid-2010s.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Among its 14 plant oils are argan kernel and rice bran, which regulate sebum production and loosen dead skin cells, respectively—and, together, leave your pores looking significantly smaller and your skin significantly smoother.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The employee, their manager and an HR professional typically jointly sign the document.
    Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The project is set to be jointly developed by Holtec, EDF and Tritax.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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