Showing Results for "first-hand"

first-hand

ADJECTIVE

original

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authentic initial

STRONG

aboriginal beginning first infant opening pioneer primary starting

WEAK

archetypal autochthonous commencing early elementary embryonic genuine inceptive introductory prime primeval primitive primordial pristine prototypal rudimental rudimentary underivative underived

Antonyms

STRONG

last

WEAK

borrowed derivative hackneyed latest newest old used worn

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Timalyn Bowens, an enrolled agent in Louisville, Ky., who prepares tax returns, has seen the problems first hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Along with his work looking for locked-up immigrants, Cook spends a lot of time on the streets at protests, helping people understand their rights — and limitations — and seeing first hand what is happening.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Martha Lucia Pereira, chief executive of luxury real estate agency PresVip, has witnessed the influx of foreign capital at first hand, saying 99 percent of her clients are Latin American.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

"I saw first hand the sacrifices made by British soldiers," he wrote on X.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

So, by permission of the authorities and with your help, I am coming here to learn what I can at first hand ...

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

first-hand

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