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
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Adverb
  • Gastélum posted similar content on his Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts, which together had more than 1 million followers.
    Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After attending the same school together as teens, McPhee and the Duchess of Sussex reconnected, and their husbands also formed a bond.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The outbreak was jointly detected in both the DRC and neighboring Uganda.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Iran and Oman agreed Wednesday to a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the passage, Tehran's foreign ministry said.
    Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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