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Recent Examples of claw
Team Europe Captain Noah would roll out Mensik in the next match to try and claw a bit closer to Team World.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Minnesota had trailed by 17 points in the third quarter but, through a combination of tough shot-making and spirited defense, was able to claw its way back into the game.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The deal turns into a hold-up in the casino parking lot, to which Vince reacts with the scrappy killer instincts of an animal forced to claw and gnash his way up from the bottom of the pile.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Mary will try to claw her way out of a shallow grave in the greenhouse courtesy of a clever Pepper’s ghost effect.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Minnesota had trailed by 17 points in the third quarter but, through a combination of tough shot-making and spirited defense, was able to claw its way back into the game.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The deal turns into a hold-up in the casino parking lot, to which Vince reacts with the scrappy killer instincts of an animal forced to claw and gnash his way up from the bottom of the pile.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Mary will try to claw her way out of a shallow grave in the greenhouse courtesy of a clever Pepper’s ghost effect.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claw
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Because the surface of the cornea contains multiple tiny microabrasions from your contact rubbing against it, these can function as openings for the amoeba to infiltrate—and the longer you’re exposed to it, the further in it can burrow.—
Holly Burns,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Seaside Aquarium assistant manager Tiffany Boothe said the creatures normally burrow into the sand on the low tideline.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and Gordon Behind Bars) in which cooks and waiters endure lacerating abuse by the chef, who is ostensibly there to help a restaurant improve its operations (but really to provide entertainment via humiliation).—
Laurie Woolever,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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After the funeral was over, the musician remained at his father’s gravesite to shovel the dirt onto his grave, choosing to bury Douglas' body with his own hands.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Roughly 24 hours later, Yurov made good on that promise, shoveling a loose puck over the goal line for the eventual game-winner as the Wild beat the Rangers 3-1 at Madison Square Garden.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
21 Oct. 2025
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Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Superstar Shohei Ohtani launched a two-run shot to cut the lead down to 11-4, but the momentum still appeared to be on the Blue Jays' side in a raucous Rogers Centre.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour mixture, shaking off excess.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other fresh fish were lightly dredged in flour, fried, baked, and then garnished with parsley and black walnuts.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When digging, be careful not to cut through the tubers or bruise the spuds with rough handling.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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Not only does this help the mushrooms continue to sprinkle their spores along the forest floor, aiding the development of new mycelial networks, but this also avoids bruising and allows the delicate fungi to breathe, keeping them fresh and firm on the journey home.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Countless publications and companies, whether The Washington Post or Toast, have created tipping guides to help consumers wade through this morass of money grubbing.—
Tim Carman,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
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So much of the story takes place firmly in and on the ground, whether its characters are grubbing around the countryside or descending six feet under.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2024
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Despite talk of using nukes to carve a second Panama Canal or excavate Alaskan ports, public concern over radiation and international treaties ultimately shut the program down.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Only then will the researchers begin to excavate using a hydraulic dredge.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Claw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claw. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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