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Recent Examples of claw
Meanwhile, Jon Rahm had clawed his way back into a tie for the lead.
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
That cushion held through the rest of the game but the Wings were able to claw into the lead as the Lynx’s 3-point shooting cooled in the second half.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The Orioles scratched and clawed their way to a win over the Brewers in 11 innings Wednesday, ending their eight-game losing streak.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
But the Warriors scratched and clawed their way back, taking the second set and the next two to capture their first CIF title in program history.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
That cushion held through the rest of the game but the Wings were able to claw into the lead as the Lynx’s 3-point shooting cooled in the second half.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The Orioles scratched and clawed their way to a win over the Brewers in 11 innings Wednesday, ending their eight-game losing streak.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
But the Warriors scratched and clawed their way back, taking the second set and the next two to capture their first CIF title in program history.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claw
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As her gala gets closer and Devon burrows deeper into the house’s orbit, Michaela’s ominous serenity cracks into something a bit more human.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Look for nesting sites around porches, sheds, or signs of burrowing around fences.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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Elder told the outlet those who sought medical attention at UMC had injuries ranging from severe head injuries and lacerated spleens to bullet grazes and multiple broken bones.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Deputies found her body only partially clothed and had two black eyes, swollen and lacerated lips and other facial injuries.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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After Hart shoveled the ball to Jalen Brunson, Andrew Nembhard stymied Brunson, causing the ball to go out of bounds and nearly forcing a turnover.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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He's also noticed that workers often shovel coal in bouts, working hard in teams of two or three, and then all taking breaks together.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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The end of Elon Musk’s time at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency is the latest chapter in a long story: Republicans are better at cutting taxes than cutting spending.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2025
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President Joe Biden promoted a suite of policies meant to cut carbon emissions by boosting EV sales.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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The tweet, which went viral on Easter Sunday, April 20, after fans dredged it up online, has since been deleted, according to the outlet.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Working with 1 fish fillet at a time, dredge fish in flour on all sides.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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Now, after last year’s bruising war with Israel, Hezbollah is much weaker and Lebanon’s new political leaders sense an opportunity to revitalize the economy once again with help from wealthy neighbors.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The Rebellion cruised to the playoffs thanks to a combination of a powerful rushing game and a bruising defense.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Hard-line opposition figures contend that the threats to Maduro’s regime have so far lacked sufficient menace and credibility to scare Maduro’s supporters out of their money-grubbing sloth.—
Ivan Briscoe,
Foreign Affairs,
11 May 2020
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But there’s something dingy and gross, like mottled drifts of old snow, about the overweening influence of Trump’s courtiers and their grubbing relationship with a president so obviously enamored of money and flattery.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Civil work has finished at six out of eight stations in Gujarat, while Mumbai's underground terminus at Bandra Kurla Complex is 75 percent excavated.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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While some of these notes use Church Slavonic, most of them are written in a vernacular dialect and many recount personal matters and everyday happenings Less than 3 percent of the Medieval settlement has actually been excavated systematically.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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“Claw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claw. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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