as in grip
the act or manner of holding
she tried to maintain her tight handhold on the umbrella as the wind picked up
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Recent Examples of handhold
These may include handholds for incline pushups, footrests for decline pushups or both.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Simple adaptations, such as adding handholds onto the walls in a spacecraft, can provide vital assistance.
—Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
So, too, was Stella specifically designed to support Menzel and her costars’ mid-air endeavors: Special attention was paid to carving covert handholds into her bark.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Four semicircular notches along one side appeared very like handholds.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Simple adaptations, such as adding handholds onto the walls in a spacecraft, can provide vital assistance.
—Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
So, too, was Stella specifically designed to support Menzel and her costars’ mid-air endeavors: Special attention was paid to carving covert handholds into her bark.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Four semicircular notches along one side appeared very like handholds.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for handhold
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handhold
Noun
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But Duane’s grip on the rifle was so tight that the muzzle stayed jammed under the bear’s chin.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Touch in Sol’s fan-favorite primer smooths skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that blurs the appearance of pores and grips onto makeup in place all day.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Utah, Nolen says that public health officials have a good grasp on where measles is spreading thanks to wastewater monitoring that can capture virus levels beyond official case counts, and where the risk is elevated due to low vaccination rates.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cooper’s grasp of the material is unerring, imbuing it with a sweetness that’s never cloying, a generosity of spirit that’s never unearned.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Handhold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handhold. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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