hand in glove

adverb

variants or hand and glove
Definition of hand in glovenext
as in together
in or by combined action or effort as citizens we must work hand in glove with the local police to protect our children

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Recent Examples of hand in glove Candidates and these outside groups are finding ways to skirt the spirit of the law and work hand in glove without necessarily violating the letter of the law. — James Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022 Ever since rudimentary car radios appeared in the early 1920s, motoring and music have been hand in glove. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2022 Republicans work hand in glove with their super PACs, too, but in different ways. — New York Times, 16 May 2022 Church and state—specifically, de Valera’s long-dominant Fianna Fáil party—worked hand in glove, a regime of mutual reinforcement. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hand in glove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in glove
  1. together
  2. jointly
Adverb
  • Locals have spotted groups of people in Korea jerseys huddled together, trying to decide what to order at In-N-Out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • When the telephony and cognitive integration layers are designed to work together through a clean connective layer, the handoffs between domains stop being yours to debug.
    — Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of together
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  • Fathom Entertainment, the specialty distributor jointly owned by major theater chains AMC, Cinemark and Regal, has named Jason Brenek its new CEO.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • The National Science Foundation jointly funds and operates the observatory with the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of jointly

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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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