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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 clamped
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Plus, a locking feature keeps the plates clamped shut for easier, safer storage in your bag.
—Daley Quinn, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
In one drawing, a cap fitted with interior spikes is clamped onto the artist’s skull.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Then his mouth clamped shut above his hard little set-back chin.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The blacksmith clamped this tang into the hilt and secured it with rivets, reported Archaeology News.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Florida’s defense has clamped up, holding opponents to three goals or fewer in six of these eight games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The system the engineers developed consists of a series of pneumatic tubes that deploy from a pressurized box on one side of a robotic arm, use air pressure to snake under or around a specific object, then rejoin the arm on the other side where they are clamped in place.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
That initial cardboard star was patented in 1925, in a way that its points could be dismantled for shipping and later be clamped together again.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Verb
The Nuggets clamped it down from there, turning two Portland misses and a Johnson theft into an 8-0 run and a 98-80 lead.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Plus, a locking feature keeps the plates clamped shut for easier, safer storage in your bag.
—Daley Quinn, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
In one drawing, a cap fitted with interior spikes is clamped onto the artist’s skull.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Then his mouth clamped shut above his hard little set-back chin.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The blacksmith clamped this tang into the hilt and secured it with rivets, reported Archaeology News.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Florida’s defense has clamped up, holding opponents to three goals or fewer in six of these eight games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The system the engineers developed consists of a series of pneumatic tubes that deploy from a pressurized box on one side of a robotic arm, use air pressure to snake under or around a specific object, then rejoin the arm on the other side where they are clamped in place.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
That initial cardboard star was patented in 1925, in a way that its points could be dismantled for shipping and later be clamped together again.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamped
Verb
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Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The images, taken from a camera fastened to a fence and focused on the back of the house and another that showed the driveway and front of the garage door, captured family members, landscapers and pool workers stretching back weeks prior to the kidnapping.—
Pat Milton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Economists say the challenge is compounded by longer-term inflation expectations, which have so far remained anchored.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Among the latter group was Gabriel Prudhomme, who secured a tract of land along the south bank of the Missouri River that included a natural landing for boat traffic.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The March 3 primary ended without a clear winner, sending Paxton and Cornyn into a late May runoff after neither secured a majority.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet advocates say bonded labor is still rampant in the sugar industry, as recent incidents in Maharashtra have shown.—
Haziq Qadri,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2023
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Its bonded and riveted aluminum chassis features a suspension that doesn't crack teeth even in its firmest setting.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
18 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The exodus could weaken the surveillance and counterintelligence apparatus that helped sustain Venezuela’s authoritarian system for years, even as analysts warn that remnants of the network remain deeply embedded and capable of operating in the shadows.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The letter contained several examples, complete with embedded pictures, explaining how simple text prompts resulted in glossy renderings of Disney characters, including Darth Vader and Iron Man.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Clamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamped. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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