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the act or manner of holding
the tube TV was so bulky that it was difficult for the movers to get a solid handgrip on it
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Recent Examples of handgrip
Its body style is fundamentally sound, with a centered viewfinder, deep handgrip, and ample controls.
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PC Magazine, 25 July 2025
Examples include planks, wall sits, and squeezing a handgrip.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 9 July 2025
This was tested by making the participants perform a handgrip exercise while looking at photos of either someone supportive (like a close friend) or a stranger.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Normal handgrip strength varies based on age, gender, which hand is used, and the type of dynamometer.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
Here’s the money shot: This graph shows handgrip strength as a function of 25(OH)D levels, which is how vitamin D status is assessed in the blood.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
The white porcelain coating is accented with shiny gold finishes, including a stay-cool handgrip.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
PC Magazine, 25 July 2025
Examples include planks, wall sits, and squeezing a handgrip.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 9 July 2025
This was tested by making the participants perform a handgrip exercise while looking at photos of either someone supportive (like a close friend) or a stranger.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Normal handgrip strength varies based on age, gender, which hand is used, and the type of dynamometer.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
Here’s the money shot: This graph shows handgrip strength as a function of 25(OH)D levels, which is how vitamin D status is assessed in the blood.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
The white porcelain coating is accented with shiny gold finishes, including a stay-cool handgrip.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgrip
Noun
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And the team seems likely to address the shortstop position, as Anthony Volpe loses his handle on the everyday role.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Unlike mechanical models, electronic door handles rely on sensors and electricity and may fail during a fire or power outage.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With a good-looking frame and lower-body athleticism, Smith does an outstanding job keeping his feet beneath him to square up defenders, extend his arms and use his grip strength to control his man.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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While these relatives possessed human-like hand proportions, their grip strength more likely resembled one of today’s great apes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Handgrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgrip. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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