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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
The wide shots of Tommy stepping onto the main street of Jackson, burning in the snow, are a riot of gore and desperate hand-to-hand action that neither our focus character nor any but the most dedicated rewatch viewers will fully catch.
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
The director even goes as far as removing David Holmes’ score during the hand-to-hand combat scenes.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
The preview also shows the 59-year-old taking the lead, engaging in hand-to-hand combat, and firing a gun.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
The director even goes as far as removing David Holmes’ score during the hand-to-hand combat scenes.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
The preview also shows the 59-year-old taking the lead, engaging in hand-to-hand combat, and firing a gun.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 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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Translating a physical place into perfume is no small feat.—
Austa Somvichian-Clausen,
Robb Report,
15 June 2025
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The recall spans multiple distribution channels, including physical ALDI and BJ's locations nationwide, plus online sales through company websites and Amazon.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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These are more convenient for frequent use but also more vulnerable to attack.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Ferry: 90-minute fast ferries are a convenient way to get from downtown Boston to Provincetown.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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However, the line between somatic and germline interventions may blur as technology evolves, raising complex ethical considerations.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The empty shell of the utilitarian object, the device of preservation, becomes the object of presentation, allegorically denying grand sculptural promises and literally returning the sculptural object to the actual basis of corporeal and somatic experience of the body’s movement in time and space.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The system-level dark theme arrives in Android 10 to offer a less eye-searing option, which is particularly handy in dark environments.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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Those two features come in handy on rough roads and in inclement weather, even if the SQ5, like most models in its class, isn’t exactly fit for rock climbing.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 June 2025
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But all of Caland’s brilliantly hued canvases are also fleshy and funny and female, in ways that speak of bold corporeal pleasure.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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For corporeal creatures such as humans, grappling with a universe that might not be singular, time that moves in many directions, and matter that both does and does not exist is mind-bending, to say the least.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
3 June 2025
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In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.—
Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
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Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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On August 29, 2024, Chigvintsev was arrested on suspicion of corporal injury to spouse, Garcia filed for divorce in September.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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But a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department said he had been arrested on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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“Hand-to-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-to-hand. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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