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as in grip
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
There's also a new handgrip that turns the Ace Pro into something more like a point-and-shoot camera.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 15 Nov. 2025
Isometric exercise involves contracting your muscles without moving your joints, such as planks, wall sits, or squeezing a handgrip.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2025
While the control groups saw no change in NCV, both young and older participants who performed the handgrip program showed faster nerve conduction speeds.
—Peter Mason, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Its body style is fundamentally sound, with a centered viewfinder, deep handgrip, and ample controls.
—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
Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 15 Nov. 2025
Isometric exercise involves contracting your muscles without moving your joints, such as planks, wall sits, or squeezing a handgrip.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2025
While the control groups saw no change in NCV, both young and older participants who performed the handgrip program showed faster nerve conduction speeds.
—Peter Mason, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Its body style is fundamentally sound, with a centered viewfinder, deep handgrip, and ample controls.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgrip
Noun
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Some offer handles or Velcro closures for easy removal, while many are simply large versions of a basic rubber band.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
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During this same period, however, China, which was intensifying its quest to build electric cars to reduce pollution in its cities, jumped at the opportunity to get a handle on the supply chain.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some states have attempted to come to grips with their histories.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Handgrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgrip. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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