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
When the dog did not stop biting, Jeffrey pulled Tex by his collar twice, lifting Paredes off the ground for nearly 30 seconds with the dog still clamped around his neck.
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The Beats Studio Pro have a comfortable headband that isn’t too tight and exerts less clamping force than the Sony XM5s.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The other mode relies on heated plates, not airflow, to decrease frizz and add bounce to your ends — think of this setting like a straightener that combs through your hair rather than clamping it.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Paris Fashion Week occurred around Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, and while political upheavals made for front row chatter, most designers clamped up when pressed about any issues beyond their hemlines.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The Beats Studio Pro have a comfortable headband that isn’t too tight and exerts less clamping force than the Sony XM5s.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The other mode relies on heated plates, not airflow, to decrease frizz and add bounce to your ends — think of this setting like a straightener that combs through your hair rather than clamping it.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Paris Fashion Week occurred around Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, and while political upheavals made for front row chatter, most designers clamped up when pressed about any issues beyond their hemlines.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamp
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Beech and oak logs felled in the Morvan Forest were fastened together and floated along the Yonne, then up the Seine to fuel the fires of the growing population of Paris.—
Rachel Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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Similar to how ropes push materials into the back of the human printer, wires fastened to a cap on Mickey’s head transmit memory data.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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It is listed for $19.5m. During the NFL Draft last month, three of the Glazer siblings were on site, popping in and out of the war room as the Bucs secured their picks.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Projecting power through expensive construction projects can also be a strategy for leaders seeking to secure their own hold on power.—
Ashley Gardini,
JSTOR Daily,
13 May 2025
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As flames advanced toward the Tel Aviv-to-Jerusalem highway, many people abandoned their cars and fled on foot or hitched rides with other vehicles heading in the opposite direction.—
Ibrahim Hazboun and Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But perhaps the most serious rebuke to the liberal international order has come from inside the democracies, where populist parties have hitched economic grievances, anti-immigrant sentiments, and the loss of faith in their own elites and institutions to an authoritarian domestic turn.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Needham’s block – anchored by Kurdziel, arguably the state’s top middle hitter – challenged Brookline to finish off points after several rallies.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2025
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The ceiling rises to 30 feet, and a banyan tree anchors the front of the store in a nod to the old Grove’s aesthetic.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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“Clamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamp. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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