as in direct
actively and personally involved in something
Supervisors at the company are expected to take a hands-on role in the projects of their subordinates.
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Recent Examples of hands-on
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
There will also be hands-on demonstrations, service exhibitors and home repair consultants at the show.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
This hands-on perspective helps ensure outputs are clinically relevant, immediately actionable, and scientifically defensible.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
This $20 million agreement will kick off efforts in research and workforce training, providing students and researchers with hands-on experience with transformative technology.
—Sophie Pendrill, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
By contrast, Rieder has spent his career as a hands-on, daily participant in the global bond markets, as a trader and asset manager, expert at parsing and profiting from the central bank’s cues.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
There will also be hands-on demonstrations, service exhibitors and home repair consultants at the show.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
This hands-on perspective helps ensure outputs are clinically relevant, immediately actionable, and scientifically defensible.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
This $20 million agreement will kick off efforts in research and workforce training, providing students and researchers with hands-on experience with transformative technology.
—Sophie Pendrill, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-on
Adjective
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Your boss’s boss is your direct line to visibility.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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If dark matter’s only interactions are gravitational, direct detection might truly be a physical impossibility for us.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Three of the court’s 11 active judges would have granted rehearing, and one dissent is expected to be published at a later date.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their departure from active group work would leave a void that few current girl groups are positioned to fill, if any.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For many people who stream music every day, how artists and rightsholders are paid is not a primary concern.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But under California’s top-two primary system, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the November general election regardless of party affiliation.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hands-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-on. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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