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Recent Examples of hands-off
With the right cleaning solution and tools, the hardest work can be completed hands-off.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
The best tagines are the original slow-cookers, producing delicious dishes that are mostly hands-off.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Like a lighthouse, this parenting style provides a stable source of guidance without being over-involved, as seen with helicopter parenting, or too hands-off, like with free-range parenting.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
Boyar expects Abel will impose a lot more management oversight than Buffett, who famously took a hands-off approach to the subsidiaries.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
The best tagines are the original slow-cookers, producing delicious dishes that are mostly hands-off.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Like a lighthouse, this parenting style provides a stable source of guidance without being over-involved, as seen with helicopter parenting, or too hands-off, like with free-range parenting.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
Boyar expects Abel will impose a lot more management oversight than Buffett, who famously took a hands-off approach to the subsidiaries.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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The goal is to create autonomous digital twins capable of real-time engineering design and continuous optimization.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Compute, sensors, steering, braking, and charging systems are all integrated into a unified autonomy stack rather than operating as independent subsystems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Conservatives emphasized a return to a noninterventionist policy.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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The long-sleeve polo sweater has elegant pearl buttons that pop against the sweater’s neutral color.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Bold prints and vibrant colors, think leopard platforms or colorful faux-fur heels, are the easiest way to inject personality and turn even the most neutral outfit into a head-turner.—
Erica Paige,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position.—
RAJESH ROY,
Arkansas Online,
6 Dec. 2025
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Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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And how is attacking Venezuela with impunity any different from any other dictator plundering sovereign countries?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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The customer list reads like a who’s who of global enterprise, with Novo Nordisk, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund — the world’s largest — plus Bridgewater, Stripe, and Slack, all running Claude at scale.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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And former Congressman Greg Lopez is leaving the Republican Party to run for governor as an unaffiliated candidate.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Mainstream Republicans and right-leaning unaffiliated voters will gravitate to candidates with experience and scruples.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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