hasping

present participle of hasp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hasping
Verb
  • When an aneurysm bursts, Moore said, clamping or coiling — filling the bubble with wire — are effective treatments.
    Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • For best results, hold it for a few seconds after clamping, then repeat from the base to the tip of the lashes to lock in the curl—there’s an art to it, after all.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the kitchen, overseen by Curtola along with the chef de cuisine Ben Zook, seems more interested in conjuring an authenticity of atmosphere than in adhering strictly to traditional recipes or preparations.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • After evaluating 200 hospital patients participating in the King's College London Oral, Dental, and Craniofacial Biobank, researchers found that those adhering most closely to a Mediterranean diet had the lowest levels of gum disease.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Jays starter Kevin Gausman was able regain control after a rocky first inning, with Toronto eventually tying the game at 1-1 following an Alejandro Kirk sacrifice fly in the third inning.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The first big blow against Snell, Varsho’s game-tying two-run homer, came with none out in the fourth.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Increment 4 program, which aims to equip smaller, faster vehicles with scalable turrets capable of tackling a range of threats.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Fewer changes at the college level The NCAA, for example, still allows a relatively high number of live contact practices—those in which players wear full pads and practice tackling and blocking—according to its Division I manual.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For care, the brand recommends a gentle machine cycle or hand-washing the dress to clean it, then hanging it to air-dry.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • George’s only hope of hanging onto the ridiculously extravagant life he’s pitched to Hedda is securing a professorial position at the local university.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wole faced fixedly forward, both fists clenching the steering wheel.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And the cozy Walker's Point restaurant — plus cooking school, plus event space — has been going strong since, sticking strong to its mission to support local farmers in every season.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And yet, hiring a college coach to manage means sticking your neck out in a way that no top baseball executive ever has.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plumbing in an old house requires reaching into funny crevices and screwing things the right way.
    Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Put the stopper back in the sink before re-screwing the pivot nut, horizontal rod, and sliding your under sink items back into place.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Hasping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasping. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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