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Recent Examples of claw
If the novelty of his fish-out-of-water conceit eventually runs thin, Garcia brings it to a satisfying conclusion, in which a man caught in the past tries to claw his way back to the real world.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The stock is finally starting to claw its way back, creating an ideal scenario for a mean reversion play.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 12 May 2026
The teens are the co-captains of the debate team at Lindblom Math & Science Academy in West Englewood, once a powerhouse program, now trying to claw its way back.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
And Zendaya, as to be expected, really, is fantastic, slipping effortlessly under the skin of the gruff addict in recovery, trying to claw her way out of an increasingly deep hole.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The stock is finally starting to claw its way back, creating an ideal scenario for a mean reversion play.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 12 May 2026
The teens are the co-captains of the debate team at Lindblom Math & Science Academy in West Englewood, once a powerhouse program, now trying to claw its way back.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
And Zendaya, as to be expected, really, is fantastic, slipping effortlessly under the skin of the gruff addict in recovery, trying to claw her way out of an increasingly deep hole.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claw
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When the mosquito lands on the fungus, its hook-like spores burrow through the insect’s exoskeleton and kill it within days.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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See nature in action as gopher tortoises burrow in the dunes and shorebirds wade in the surf.—
Ana Pelayo Connery,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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That biography took the form of a dark romance between the self-lacerating Louis and his fiercely loving but brutal maker, Lestat, filtered through the former’s brooding subjectivity.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 June 2026
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The industry’s issues have come up in debates and on the campaign trail, certainly, but perhaps not so much as challenger (and ex-reality TV villain) Spencer Pratt’s lacerating AI videos about Bass’ role in last year’s devastating Pacific Palisades fires.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Two helicopters dropped off hand crews, who began to shovel in the area to establish containment lines.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
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The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Some analysts expect Apple could benefit as manufacturers of Android devices cut specs or raise prices.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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Much of the sand that comes down the Santa Ana River gets regularly dredged and hauled to the groin jetties in West Newport.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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The Marina District of San Francisco, built on an artificial landfill made partly from mud dredged from the bay, suffered severe damage because of the weak sediment below.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Fruits such as strawberries and raspberries have a narrow harvest window and can bruise easily during picking, transportation and storage.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Some varieties of slicing cucumbers have very tender skins and bruise easily.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
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Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Despite his esoteric interests, Machen grubbed up a career as a popular and prolific author.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Officials noted that it will be excavated through the narrowest part of the peninsula, connecting Moldefjord and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjord region.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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“Claw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claw. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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