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or hand and glove
as in together
in or by combined action or effort
as citizens we must work hand in glove with the local police to protect our children
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Recent Examples of hand in glove
For years, al-Zawahari and bin Laden worked hand in glove as a team in building out al-Qaeda’s global terrorist reach and capabilities.
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 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
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 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
together
Adverb
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Incorporating ways to laugh together and have fun can reduce stress and increase communication, trust, and creativity.—
Stacey Stratton,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, and Ward haven’t all taken the stage together since 2005, with Ward declining to participate in some of the band’s more recent shows (like their 2016 The End Tour).—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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