as in hugs
to put one's arms around and press tightly
reached around and enclasped all four children at once
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Eagle-eyed fans recognized the image—in which Harry hugs his late mom—from his 2023 memoir, Spare.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Rami Essam Abu Jamea hugs his deceased daughter, one of two who were killed in an Israeli strike.—
Ammar Cheikh Omar,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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Keeping that hardshell closed is a pair of wide, beefy aluminum latches with a lower swing arm that clasps to a closure bar via a pair of hooks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Enclasps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclasps. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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