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                    as in clusters
                                                
              
          
                                                      a number of things considered as a unit                                       
              
                             a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in groups
                                                
              
          
                                                      a usually small number of persons considered as a unit                                       
              
                             a clutch of people traveling together                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in crises
                                                
              
          
                                                      a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action                                       
              
                             a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in powers
                                                
              
          
                                                      the right or means to command or control others                                       
              
                             a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in grips
                                      
              
          
                                                      to have or keep in one's hands                                       
              
                             he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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