HAND-TO-HAND Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hand-to-hand

adjective

Definition of hand-to-hand

as in close-in

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as in physical

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Recent Examples of hand-to-hand In a video released on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau had partnered with the UFC, putting roughly 300 federal agents through hand-to-hand combat training ahead of UFC Freedom 250. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026 In the spirit of the franchise, the action isn’t relegated to hand-to-hand combat and stealth. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 22 May 2026 In season 18 of KUWTK, Kourtney and Kim, while lounging around at Khloé’s house, get into a tiff over work ethic that somehow turns into hand-to-hand struggling. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 The drill involves recruits elevating their heart rates through calisthenics and then simulating hand-to-hand combat with a physically aggressive suspect while wearing a padded suit for protection. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand-to-hand

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Adjective

For those looking for a more urban experience, North Beach or McGee Beach offers a close-in getaway.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 28 July 2026
An international team of researchers has created the most comprehensive look at flaring in a star with a close-in planet.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

Definition of close-in

Adjective

At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

Yet our tendency to use body mass as a convenient proxy for unhealthy weight gain may obfuscate the true risks – and even benefits – of being a little bigger.

— Mike McRae August 24, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
As operators seek to add more drinks to their menus, Coke must add more convenient beverage options — or risk losing sales to a competitor.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of convenient

Adjective

The org launched the Remedy in the Rhythm Impact Campaign featuring grassroots film screenings paired with somatic healing workshops.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Facial therapies feature Tata Harper and Noble Panacea, while visiting practitioners lead Tibetan sound healing,Watsu therapy, and aerial yoga alongside somatic meditation and energy work.

— Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of somatic

Adjective

These remarks hinted at the corporeal quality of these sculptures, which have been collected by institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
In laying out his corporeal stepping stones, Faulkner leads us to our own discovery of Caddy’s and Quentin’s feelings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026

Definition of corporeal

Adjective

Vegetable Oils Vegetable and seed oils are some of the richest non-animal dietary sources of CoQ10.

— Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 16 July 2026
Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Definition of animal

Adjective

Hickerson, 37, was convicted in 2021 of two felony counts of corporal injury to a spouse/cohabitant after pleading no contest in a domestic violence case in which Panettiere was a victim.

— Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
He was arrested again in 2020 on eight felony domestic violence charges, including felony charges of corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor charge of battery on a spouse/cohabitant.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of corporal

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