as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen
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Recent Examples of clamp
Gus was keeping both eyes on the scary statue, pulling back on the lead, and even clamping his mouth on it to prevent his owner from pulling it along.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Here, Lloyd clamps a muzzle — part fetish club, part Bane — over Lucky’s mouth while Pozzo pushes him in a wheelchair (the actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, uses a chair).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Then the second deputy does the same before the first mounts the gator to hold it down and clamp its mouth.
—Richard Tribou, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Stopping power comes from titanium calipers clamping upgraded carbon-ceramic rotors.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Here, Lloyd clamps a muzzle — part fetish club, part Bane — over Lucky’s mouth while Pozzo pushes him in a wheelchair (the actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, uses a chair).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Then the second deputy does the same before the first mounts the gator to hold it down and clamp its mouth.
—Richard Tribou, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Stopping power comes from titanium calipers clamping upgraded carbon-ceramic rotors.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamp
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There, a group of KPMG staffers followed and sometimes interjected their own thoughts on the building, while workers fastened the last screws on light bulbs and organized plants strewn around the office.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The macaques were secured by three gates, each fastened by two sets of locks and latches.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The final race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season came down to the wire with Kyle Larson beating out Denny Hamlin to secure his second career Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona on Sunday.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Robertson eventually moved into Scorsese’s Malibu home, securing a room of his own, and the two newly single dudes became as enmeshed in excess as in moviemaking.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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That outlines Andromeda, the princess, who’s hitched to the rear end of the horse.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Getting stuck in some remote native village for 36 days while hitching rides.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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They are anchored to the sun's photosphere and extend into its hot upper atmosphere, known as the corona.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In order to help mitigate that potential disaster, engineers designed a plan to anchor the hospital to bedrock 65 feet deep.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Clamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamp. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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