hands-off

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Recent Examples of hands-off When does hands-off harm reduction become enablement? Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025 For the director’s detractors, these can be chunks of pure tedium, indicative of his hands-off, fly-on-the wall approach to cinema. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025 Smart Mapping: Unlike your average vacuum, a robot vacuum’s smart mapping capabilities allow for a true hands-off cleaning experience. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025 For wine drinkers, Master Sommelier and beverage director Josh Nadel curated a by-the-glass selection of indigenous Italian varietals featuring biodynamic and organic farming alongside hands-off winemaking. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
Adjective
  • Under state law, autonomous vehicles are allowed in Florida, with licensed operators able to operate them remotely.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
  • But Tesla is not currently sitting on a fleet of several hundred thousand ex-lease autonomous Models 3 and Y, and as of today there exists no actual Tesla ride-hailing network.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • The blockade has pushed half a million people in Gaza to starvation, according to the latest review by independent experts on famine.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 May 2025
  • Aside from the question of funding Trump’s goal, a major rethinking of current plans for the property — actually two independent plans derived from two lawsuits — would probably be needed to accommodate 6,000 new residents.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Case in point: Hailey Bieber showed off a moody mani while attending the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in Los Angeles, a significant change from her classic neutral glazed-donut nails.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 14 May 2025
  • While the color is still neutral, the differing patterns and their scale creates visual tension.
    Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • This conflict between the two great powers will create opportunities, most importantly business opportunities, for neutral nonaligned countries.
    Ray Dalio, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
  • With its diminished economic and cultural appeal hampering its ability to forge new partnerships, the United States risks allowing its adversaries to deepen their ties to nonaligned countries in ways that harm U.S. interests.
    Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • New $10 Billion Agreement in Saudi Arabia Tuesday saw AMD unveil a $10 billion agreement with Humain, a startup based in Saudi Arabia supported by the nation’s sovereign fund.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Kushner’s private equity company — funded mostly by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds — will help cover the $1 billion project.
    Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Gooder, a critic of Trump who is registered as an unaffiliated voter, serves on the Franklin Tourism Development Authority board.
    Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
  • But West Virginia state Sen. Eric Tarr (R) introduced a bill in February that would prohibit all unaffiliated voters from participating in a major party primary.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 May 2025

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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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