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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Stay in your vehicle with your seatbelt fastened and wait for the storm to pass.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seatbelts should remain fastened whenever possible, even in calm skies.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2024 with the Buffaloes, Hunter secured 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns as a wide receiver.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The government’s vehicle still had the keys inside the car as well as a gun secured in a safe when the man towed it, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
2 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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The wagon, which was hitched to two horses, left the road and all eight passengers on board were ejected, authorities said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The couple has been married for over eight years now, since getting hitched in July 2016.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
26 Aug. 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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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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Driving all of this transformation is AI — not as a buzzword, Abadie noted, but as an embedded, working reality.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Clamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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