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or hand and glove
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
Russia’s main security service, the F.S.B., worked hand in glove with the military and state television to project the illusion of success — and to conceal the dysfunction.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
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
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
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in glove
Adverb
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One of the Thome family’s favorite routines is eating breakfast together while watching MLB Network, where Jim Thome has worked as a part-time studio analyst.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Quentin Tarantino’s The Whole Bloody Affair ties together both volumes of Kill Bill into a four-and-a-half-hour experience, complete with intermission.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Eurofighter Typhoon was jointly developed by Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain during the 1980s and officially entered operational service across several European air forces in 2007.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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Virginie Efira and Tao Okamot jointly scooped the Best Actress award for their performance in All Of A Sudden, while Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagneshare, stars of Lukas Dhont’s World War One drama Coward, shared the Best Actor Award.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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