clamping

present participle of clamp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clamping But that brief period of openness and luxury ended quickly, with international sanctions clamping back down in 2003. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025 As a result, the object is reportedly held steadily and securely in place, with the clamping pressure distributed evenly across its surface at multiple points. New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025 Their strong clamping force and uncomfortable fit don't help. Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamping
Verb
  • Pulte’s criminal referral against Cook presented Trump with another avenue for bending the traditionally independent Fed to his will, securing a majority of the Fed’s board by firing Cook, a move that Cook has sued to block.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Despite securing a landslide election victory in July 2024, Labour is now facing a rising challenge from the upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party, which currently leads national opinion polls and is holding a national conference in Birmingham on Friday.
    Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sandals feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • Putting framing and anchoring into practice Take a look at your current bills and expenses.
    Rose Han, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • With Jeff Blackburn, a 25-year Amazon executive who helped launch Amazon Prime, taking over the Tennis Channel CEO role in 2025, and the likes of Courier and Lindsay Davenport anchoring the network’s talent base, Tennis Channel has a focused trajectory.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the new Regensdorf trial, RIVR ONE robots will be hitching rides in Swiss Post delivery vans, then carrying select Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery deliveries from those vans to clients' doorsteps.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But Amazon must be doing something right if even Peacock sees the value of hitching its wagon to the big guy.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Clamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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