1
as in hugged
to put one's arms around and press tightly
clasped his long-lost sister and cried without restraint
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as in held
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
clasped a crayon and began drawing
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Recent Examples of clasped
The pair took a spin through the watery exhibits, and then Hanks clasped his hands together.
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Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Later, the family clasped hands and prayed in a circle.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
So the film only makes sense when those two things are clasped together.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Near Rolles, a half dozen women stood by parked cars, rosary beads clasped, heads lowered in prayer.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
His knuckles were raw white, all tense and clasped on his knees.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
The rapper sat with his hands clasped and his eyes downcast as the sentence was ready out at a federal court in Manhattan on Friday.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
When Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him, Combs had his head lowered, with his shoulders hunched and his hands clasped.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs, 55, reportedly clasped his hands and cast his eyes downward as Judge Arun Subramanian handed down the sentence in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
—Oliver Gettell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Later, the family clasped hands and prayed in a circle.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
So the film only makes sense when those two things are clasped together.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Near Rolles, a half dozen women stood by parked cars, rosary beads clasped, heads lowered in prayer.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
His knuckles were raw white, all tense and clasped on his knees.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
The rapper sat with his hands clasped and his eyes downcast as the sentence was ready out at a federal court in Manhattan on Friday.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
When Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him, Combs had his head lowered, with his shoulders hunched and his hands clasped.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs, 55, reportedly clasped his hands and cast his eyes downward as Judge Arun Subramanian handed down the sentence in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
—Oliver Gettell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clasped
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After it was read, Dunn hugged his lawyers in the courtroom.—
Stephen Sorace , Louis Casiano , Jake Gibson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kinloch offers advice, not concession to Sheffield After giving his speech, Kinloch shook hands, hugged and took photos with his supporters, who generally radiated smiles and continued dancing, despite his loss in the race.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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My teacher grasped my wrists, forcing me to pick it up.—
Erin Silvia,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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This time was his time and with Gordon off the pitch, Woltemade grasped it and clung to it.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nurseries and a golf course clung to other parts of the city.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 10 other cases, according to the review, people resisted arrest, some fleeing on foot, while in one instance, an agent briefly clung to the side of a moving car.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Akaganeite gripped pollutants most strongly, but lepidocrocite had more chemically active sites that triggered faster bond breaking.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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He was immediately gripped by a sport which was so different to any other, one which tested the brain in completely different ways than any other.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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And last week the Supreme Court took the rare step of asking for additional briefing in that high-profile case.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other papers in the journal took more specific aim at the theory.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Clasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clasped. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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