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
AFAR Media, 17 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, 16 Oct. 2025
Bovino portrays himself as taking a hands-on approach to enforcement, including by participating in a raid on a Chicago South Side apartment building where agents rappelled from Black Hawk helicopters.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Local businesses can also get involved by donating candy to the event or by providing sponsorship for the event's hands-on activities, Castro said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Those more interested in food than ruins can opt instead for a hands-on cooking session led by Caruso’s executive chef Armando Aristarco.
—AFAR Media, 17 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, 16 Oct. 2025
Bovino portrays himself as taking a hands-on approach to enforcement, including by participating in a raid on a Chicago South Side apartment building where agents rappelled from Black Hawk helicopters.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Local businesses can also get involved by donating candy to the event or by providing sponsorship for the event's hands-on activities, Castro said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands on
Adjective
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All statements reflect our direct experience and verified documentation.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Get up to 35% off sitewide right now on direct-to-consumer furniture and home decor brand Burrow, maker of one of our best couches of 2022, the super modular Arch Nomad model.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Both the Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor streams are currently active, which could give rise to spectacular fireball events in the period leading up to their separate peaks in early November.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the freeway, Pendleton is the home of the now-defunct San Onofre nuclear power plant and an active rail maintenance yard near Oceanside, in addition to a Border Patrol checkpoint.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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And while Sturm offers a small group of men’s options (the Face Cream Men doubles as an after-shave soother), some of her male clientele seem content to buy the primary unisex line.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Essential menopause services belong in national primary health packages and in public and private insurance coverage.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Hands on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands%20on. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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