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as in close-in
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as in physical
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Recent Examples of hand-to-hand
Danzig is a lawyer, former drill sergeant and hand-to-hand combat instructor with the Israeli Defense Forces from 1982 to 1985 as well as a New York City police officer from 1989 to 1992.
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Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The morning’s training wouldn’t be dedicated to firing drills, marksmanship or hand-to-hand combat.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The report described brutal assaults on police by a mob that wielded flagpoles and bear spray, including photos of scenes that law enforcement has likened to hand-to-hand combat.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
The Indian government banned the app in 2020 after India’s simmering geopolitical conflict with China boiled over into hand-to-hand combat along their shared border.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The morning’s training wouldn’t be dedicated to firing drills, marksmanship or hand-to-hand combat.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The report described brutal assaults on police by a mob that wielded flagpoles and bear spray, including photos of scenes that law enforcement has likened to hand-to-hand combat.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
The Indian government banned the app in 2020 after India’s simmering geopolitical conflict with China boiled over into hand-to-hand combat along their shared border.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand-to-hand
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Some have compared the relative affordability of Astoria today to that years ago in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which was seen as a close-in refuge from Manhattan’s high costs, until its own skyrocketing prices dimmed that luster.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Add to that the close-in communications, collaboration and the sharing of ideas.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Not having a big, physical presence down low, as well as someone who can block shots, rebound, run the floor, and be a constant lob threat, is a problem when Dončić is on the floor.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Studios plans to continue releasing Hong Kong Cinema Classics in both digital and physical formats beyond these initial offerings.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Pepsi’s worldwide volume fell 3% for its convenient foods unit and was flat for its drinks.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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This data is unreliable—salespeople often don’t know the real reason or pick a convenient one.—
Lihong Hicken,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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When practiced with awareness, movement becomes a form of somatic strategy: enhancing focus, regulating emotions and restoring cognitive bandwidth.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Participants in the placebo plus explanation group also had the greatest mean decrease in specific somatic symptom intensity (82.5%), followed by placebo without explanation (50.3%) and treatment as usual (45.7%).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2025
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Although the route-running piece isn’t there just yet, that’s where the Bills’ established top three could come in handy to have Royals develop in the background as the WR4 with a handful of snaps each game.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Google’s handy Ultra HDR conversion tool will be particularly useful for photographers and social media users who want to maximize the impact of their pictures.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Non-fatiguing and transparent, the sound can be compared to Quad 57 electrostatics, but with deep base, corporeal weight, and presence.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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The varying coarseness creates another layer of texture within the paintings, where corporeal forms have been stacked and obscured by energetic markings.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
19 Mar. 2025
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One study of about 200 Korean scientists found that animal researchers had significantly higher anxiety scores than non-animal researchers.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ramping up surveillance Experts say the U.S. needs to boost its surveillance and detection systems now that there are more animal and human cases of D1.1.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Davis is expected to be charged with five counts of misdemeanor battery, battery causing serious injury, use of force likely to cause significant injury, inflicting corporal injury on a spouse and criminal threats.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Welsh, 36, came to the prison in 2023 when he was sentenced to 18 years for corporal injury on a person within seven years of a prior conviction and assault with a firearm.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Hand-to-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-to-hand. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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