Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisted
Verb
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The pair took a spin through the watery exhibits, and then Hanks clasped his hands together.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Later, the family clasped hands and prayed in a circle.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Knickers were twisted and pearls clutched.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bars and restaurants were already riddled with screens before everyone at the table also clutched one in their hand.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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This time was his time and with Gordon off the pitch, Woltemade grasped it and clung to it.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Appiah argues that the idea of free speech is best grasped negatively, by asking what happens when the ability of a government to impose restrictions isn’t so restricted.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lynne Ramsay’s upcoming Die, My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a new mother gripped by a postpartum depression that devolves into psychosis, looks set to expand that canon.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Even before the shutdown gripped Washington, there were mounting Democratic complaints that Trump would undermine any government funding deals struck by Congress with his use of pocket rescissions, aimed at canceling spending unilaterally at the end of a fiscal year.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Add Bamboo Stakes Once the wire is secured, measure bamboo stakes to match the width of each trellis.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her team secured $89,000 in grant funding from the United Way of Greater Cincinnati that will be put toward the lot’s security guard.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Fisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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