as in control
the right or means to command or control others
the cult leader had such a death grip on his followers that all orders were carried out without the slightest objection
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Recent Examples of death grip
As in give it up, let go, release the death grip.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Across genres and styles, new books must maintain a death grip on the reader’s attention, fearful of losing it to the many readily accessible distractions lying at most one foot from the book itself.
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Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
Detachment creates attachment The death grip on your goals is what's killing them.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
After further assessment and some discussion, the team focused on the quad, which evidently had a death grip on Tichyque’s femur.
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Literary Hub,
7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for death grip
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Across genres and styles, new books must maintain a death grip on the reader’s attention, fearful of losing it to the many readily accessible distractions lying at most one foot from the book itself.
—
Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
Detachment creates attachment The death grip on your goals is what's killing them.
—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
After further assessment and some discussion, the team focused on the quad, which evidently had a death grip on Tichyque’s femur.
—
Literary Hub,
7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for death grip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for death grip
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.
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Both were thrown onto the roadway as the carriage continued out of control.
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To put these figures in perspective, the entire city of San Francisco consumes about 1 gigawatt of power.
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The Hermosa Beach Pier closed Sunday morning after a truck collided with nearby power lines.
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.
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Italy has a colonial past, of course, and its government forces committed atrocities in areas under Italian dominion in East Africa between the 1880s and 1941.
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The rhythm section is downright molten, an understated, earthy sway beneath Davis’ soaring melodies.
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Movement through this passage promotes concerns that the Persian Gulf Strait Authority still holds sway in the movement of vessels throughout the strait.
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The trip will mark the first time the Sussex family has visited Harry's home country since June 2022, when the family of four joined a celebration to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign.
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Simplicity reigns in her hairstyle as well.
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“Death grip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20grip. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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