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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 preview also shows the 59-year-old taking the lead, engaging in hand-to-hand combat, and firing a gun.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Davis is seen escaping the attack and fighting in hand-to-hand combat.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Davis is seen escaping the attack and fighting in hand-to-hand combat.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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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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Two runs in the sixth came courtesy of a mental error and a physical error by the Rockies.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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In this new role, Lindsey will lead the strategic design and development of exhibits and physical experiences at the Amazeum and with partner institutions across the region.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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Thanks to Amazon, this convenient (and nearly unbelievable) way to buy a home is available once again.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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Sinners, released on April 18, has just spent a fortnight disproving all of these convenient myths.—
Ayan Artan,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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Practices like mindfulness, focusing and somatic coaching can help.—
Nancy Zamierowski,
Forbes.com,
25 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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Be sure to check out my handy weekend streaming guide for all the best new shows and movies also.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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That comes in handy when news crews are lining up for interviews.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2025
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Dead Ringers, which marked a new peak of technical and dramatic sophistication for Cronenberg, has its moments of vintage corporeal unpleasantness (see, and never unsee, the instruments for operating on mutant women).—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 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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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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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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He has also been convicted for corporal injury on a spouse, battery on a non-prisoner while in prison and possession of a deadly weapon while in prison, state prison officials said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Justin Jerome Phillips, now 42, survived the shooting and was arrested on suspicion of robbery, corporal injury of a spouse and threatening with a weapon.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
21 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 13 May. 2025.
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