as in grip
the act or manner of holding
she tried to maintain her tight handhold on the umbrella as the wind picked up
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Recent Examples of handhold
Four semicircular notches along one side appeared very like handholds.
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Joyce provides no handholds for where to pause, where to make the turns or construct the sense, and Hoffman and Collins together have done the meticulous work of scoring every tiny twist and loop of thought.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
On top of that, the early space capsules lacked handholds and footholds on the outside, which made maneuvering extremely strenuous.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Joyce provides no handholds for where to pause, where to make the turns or construct the sense, and Hoffman and Collins together have done the meticulous work of scoring every tiny twist and loop of thought.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
On top of that, the early space capsules lacked handholds and footholds on the outside, which made maneuvering extremely strenuous.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handhold
Noun
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Her son sported a pair of jeans and a blue shirt, with a pair of white grip socks on his feet.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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For the past four years, Mr. Tay has denounced China’s tightening grip on Hong Kong and the disappearance there of democratic freedoms.—
Norimitsu Onishi,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Twice, the Foxes had fourth spot in their grasp, in 2019-20 and 2020-21, only to throw it away.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even without a cure, Turner says his grasp on life is stronger than ever.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Handhold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handhold. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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