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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
See All Example Sentences for claw
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.
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See nature in action as gopher tortoises burrow in the dunes and shorebirds wade in the surf.
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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.
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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.
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Spielberg didn’t film those terrifying closeups of the shark – like when Jaws pops up as Brody is shoveling the bloody chump slick in the water — until Day 92.
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Dancers in tennis skirts twirled around with rackets while breaking to move plants and shovel dirt.
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Kirkmeyer has campaigned on affordability and safety issues, Bottoms is pushing for a redo of the state's education system among other things and Marx wants to cut regulations and lower the cost of living.
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Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
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When drought tightens the channel, water managers, dredge crews, and lock operators must communicate with towboat companies and shippers nearly every moment.
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It’s then dredged in seasoned flour—key for both browning and flavor—before pan-frying in a mixture of olive oil and butter.
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Fruits such as strawberries and raspberries have a narrow harvest window and can bruise easily during picking, transportation and storage.
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Some varieties of slicing cucumbers have very tender skins and bruise easily.
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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.
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Despite his esoteric interests, Machen grubbed up a career as a popular and prolific author.
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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.
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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.
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“Claw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claw. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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