as in fastened
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
Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Miami once again clamped up the Lions’ offense, leading to a 21-yard Jason Sanders field goal on the subsequent drive that pushed the Dolphins’ lead to 24-17.
—Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Miami once again clamped up the Lions’ offense, leading to a 21-yard Jason Sanders field goal on the subsequent drive that pushed the Dolphins’ lead to 24-17.
—Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamped
Verb
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Anna fastened her meaning on Vronsky; Levin fastens his meaning on the land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The brooch was eventually fastened to an even more extravagant necklace, featuring 16 Colombian emeralds set between diamond quatrefoils.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The usher secured the bag in a room at the church, deputies say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The approval secured at a special meeting of shareholders held by Fubo on Tuesday still requires regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions for a deal that aims to create a much bigger player in the virtual multichannel video provider to challenge market leader YouTube TV.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Longfellow’s departure, however, is a bit more surprising, as he had been seen as a possible future host for Weekend Update, the anchored topical segment that runs in the middle of each week’s episode.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When Jean arrived with Wole, before the sun was high-hot, Kelly was already there, sitting tacky under Mickey Martinez’s arm, inside his red F-150, the boat hitched behind.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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In three weeks’ time, getting hitched in Los Angeles County will become significantly more expensive.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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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His defeat of 82-year-old Harrison Ford crystallized the Academy’s wholesale rejection of celebrity currency in favor of embedded, touching work.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 Sep. 2025
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The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Clamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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