as in to latch
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Inside the vehicle, the koala, named Peri, latched onto a yellow handrail and enjoyed the rest of the ride.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025 -
Cook latched onto the Jets’ roster as an undrafted free agent.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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To use them, clamp the positive end of one battery to the positive end of the dead battery.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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Florida’s defense has clamped up, holding opponents to three goals or fewer in six of these eight games.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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Smith sits poised, contemplative, his hands clasped together.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The 41-year-old Monterey Park resident clasped a cup of hot chocolate.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Kate Hudson had a pin-up girl moment in a recent photoshoot.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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In his questioning, the Judiciary Committee chairman, Jim Jordan, seemed to be searching for something—anything—to pin on Smith.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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She is riveted as the actor playing Prince Hamlet (Noah Jupe) is onstage with her husband, Will, playing the ghost of his father, King Hamlet.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
5 Jan. 2026
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Even with my winter boots and sturdy soles, caution dictates a short stride, a shuffling gait end eyes riveted to the slippery ground.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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And, as usual, the people with the fewest resources will get screwed.—
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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No matter what Robert does, he’s totally screwed.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the time, he was shackled and wearing the sleeveless blue smock intended to prevent its wearer from taking their own life.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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While Maduro's hands were in restraints during his transfer to the courthouse, neither he nor wife were shackled in the courtroom.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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The polygraph exam uses a device strapped to a subject’s body to measure physiological responses like heart rate, blood pressure and perspiration as the person answers yes-or-no questions.—
William Turton,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2025
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Tuck keys, phone, cards, and a few other essentials into the bag, strap it on, and be on your way.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Hasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasp. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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