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
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Sign up to The Selection newsletter for hands-on product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best deals and sales each week.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Cooper Callender, a fashion school grad whose hands-on work has taught him how to be a better designer.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Hanke harbors more hands-on-the-levers, on-site experience in the field than any other expert by far, having advised countries in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia on strategies linking their currencies to the dollar.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
During an interim stint in the corner office, James Dolan took a more hands-on approach and presided over the layoffs of 20% of the company workforce and a number of programming pullbacks.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Sign up to The Selection newsletter for hands-on product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best deals and sales each week.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Cooper Callender, a fashion school grad whose hands-on work has taught him how to be a better designer.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Hanke harbors more hands-on-the-levers, on-site experience in the field than any other expert by far, having advised countries in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia on strategies linking their currencies to the dollar.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands on
Adjective
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Earlier this year, China and India agreed to resume direct flights, which had been suspended since the COVID pandemic.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pino is more technically adept than Sarr, a threat with his direct, intelligent runs in behind back lines and his calm finishing.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Johnson, who spent the past year-plus on Miami’s practice squad, will give the Dolphins a fifth available cornerback if Storm Duck isn’t active.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Phillips 66 refinery will start shutting down this month and end active fuel production at the end of 2025, the company said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Despite being the team's primary backup now, there are still rumblings and rumors about Cleveland potentially trading Sanders before the upcoming trade deadline.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The primary goal is to trace how these medical ideas were communicated through language and how that language still influences public and clinical understandings of the body today.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Hands on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands%20on. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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