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fisted

verb

Definition of fisted

past tense of fist

as in clasped

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Hathaway clasped her hands over her face as Goldberg spoke, and eventually lowered her head to cry.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
But here was Bobby, sitting at Jackie’s bedside, perhaps looking at the ground, one wrist clasped in his hand.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of clasped

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The German fell to the ground and clutched his right knee in pain, with Sinner coming over to check on his opponent before helping Zverev up off the grass.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
Kirk’s widow, Erika, clutched a tissue and watched intently as a person said to be Robinson ran across the roof.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of clutched

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Iowa saw improvement, too, once Gronowski grasped the nuance of the offense around the midpoint of the season.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Perhaps the problem of art in the time of climate change is not that its subjects are too immense to be grasped.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of grasped

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The action mercifully settles into a less disorienting rhythm before too long, but the choppy prologue at least has the benefit of conveying the tense disarray that has gripped the shores of Ithaca in the decades since King Odysseus left for battle.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Yet as economic and political turmoil has gripped the world in recent years, the forum has all too often occupied the sidelines.

— Peter Rough, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

Definition of gripped

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Nvidia has secured what could be a $500 billion memory supply agreement with SK Hynix, potentially alleviating a concern as the memory market faces a global shortage.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026
The Death Riders slid in a Shillelagh, and David Finlay secured the weapon to use it on Juice Robinson for the win.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of secured

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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.

— Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.

— Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025

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