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as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
she placed her grip in the train's overhead rack and seated herself comfortably
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2
as in grasp
the act or manner of holding
get a better grip on the lid and try to open the jar again
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as in understanding
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
he has a good grip on basic Spanish grammar and spelling
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as in control
the right or means to command or control others
a tyrant that keeps the masses tightly in his grip
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as in to clutch
to have or keep in one's hands
gripped the handlebars tightly and raced down the hill
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as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
that true crime story gripped me as much as any whodunit
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as in to interest
to hold the attention of
that movie will grip any true sports car fan
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as in to grasp
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
the baby gripped my fingers and wouldn't let go
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Recent Examples of grip
John Bacon, USA Today, 27 June 2025
This stronghold gel grips styles without flaking, crunching, or drying out strands.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East endured dangerously hot temperatures again on Sunday as a rare June heat wave that gripped much of the U.S. was expected to last well into this week.
—Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
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Noun
Hundreds of Iranians have been detained on political and security charges as the government works to retain its grip on power.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 27 June 2025
This stronghold gel grips styles without flaking, crunching, or drying out strands.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
Verb
The Balloon Boy hoax would seem to have all the right elements for a revisitation: a hapless, alleged victim (6-year-old Falcon Heene), sky-high danger (the balloon reached about 7,000 feet), daringly duplicitous parents (Richard and Mayumi Heene), and a national profile that gripped audiences.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East endured dangerously hot temperatures again on Sunday as a rare June heat wave that gripped much of the U.S. was expected to last well into this week.
—Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grip
Noun
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Durable Travel Luggage For Every Road Trip Style Family road trips become more organized when everyone can quickly identify their own suitcases.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The stars of the show are the workers who haul out the jet skis and clean the bathrooms and unpack your suitcase.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Would Haliburton be sidelined if this was January, in the dog days of a regular season grind, instead of June when a championship is within grasp?—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Washington realizes that Moore hasn’t even fully grown into his body yet, let alone having a full grasp of the game at this level.—
Dhani Joseph,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The timing of that cease-fire was the source of some confusion, because there had been no formal agreement between Iran and Israel, just a general understanding.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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Her studies led her to psychotherapy for healing, like EMDR, and a better understanding of how the nervous system operates.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Noun
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In traditional robots, a control system analyzes sensory data and tells the machine what to do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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Ranged across the top of the SoundLink Plus there is a strip of soft-touch controls for turning the speaker on and off, initiating Bluetooth pairing, syncing with other Bose speakers, as well as playing and pausing music, skipping tracks and adjusting volume levels.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Your website is your business headquarters, and your social media handles are your retail stores.—
Sahil Gandhi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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His handle was tight and crisp, with serious hesitation and craft with his footwork.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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News purists clutched their pearls, but the audience welcomed it.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Here’s 10 minutes of him being clutch in the 2011 championship run.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The writer was fascinated with sharks after spotting them during childhood fishing trips with his father on Nantucket.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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That stuff about the Gunn Mummy fascinates me though.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
Verb
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If possible, talk to your boss about your future and what interests you.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
26 June 2025
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The Flames also have a lot of players who would interest the Sabres, who need a right-shot defenseman.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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“Grip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grip. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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